Common name | Investigator perchlet |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | other/n.a. |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | English name proposed by P. Psomadakis (pers.comm. 07/2021) - specific epithet "investigators" is clearly referring to the Royal Indian Marine Steamer "Investigator" used between 1884 and 1926 to conduct surveys in offshore waters of the Indian coast and adjacent areas with over 200 different fish species were discovered, including Chelidoperca investigators. |