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Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 Arabian perchlet |
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photo by
Osmany, H.B. |
| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3.6 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 180 - 320 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, including west coast of India, Pakistan, the Gulf of Oman, and off Socotra Island near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Found usually on continental shelf and slope muddy bottoms and caught by bottom trawl (Ref. 114767). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 July 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||