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Species in the genus Chelidoperca: [ 21 ] records

africana, Chelidoperca Cadenat [J.] 1960:1395 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 18228] Coast of Benin [Dahomey] - Nigeria, depth 50 fathoms. Syntypes: IFAN. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:40 [ref. 19232]. Based on literature sources and specimens. •Valid as Serranus africanus (Cadenat 1960) -- (Smith 1990:704 [ref. 18227], Wirtz & Iwamoto 2016:192 [ref. 34418], Heemstra & Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2407 [ref. 34618], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[2] [ref. 35700]). •Valid as Chelidoperca africana Cadenat 1960 -- (Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:30 [ref. 36189], Parenti & Randall 2020:111 [ref. 37354], Fermon et al. 2022:285 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca africana Cadenat 1960. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to northern Angola. Habitat: marine.

barazeri, Chelidoperca Lee [S.-H.], Lee [M.-Y.], Matsunuma [M.] & Chen [W.-J.] 2019:18, Fig. 7 [Frontiers in Marine Science v. 6: 465; ref. 36888] Gazelle Channel, New Ireland, Bismarck Sea, 2°54′S, 151°07′E, depth 150 - 160 meters. Holotype: NTUM 15639. Paratype: NTUM 15635 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca barazeri Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019 -- (Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:154 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:111 [ref. 37354], Tang & Ho 2021:4 [ref. 38370], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca barazeri Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan; New Ireland, Bismarck Sea (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

cerasina, Chelidoperca Ogino [A.], Lee [S.-H.], Chen [W.-J.] & Matsunuma [M.] 2019:2, Figs. 1a-b, 2-5, 6a-b, 9a-b, 10a-d [Ichthyological Research v. 67 (no. 1); ref. 37056] Kelso Bank on Lord Howe Rise, Coral Sea, southwest of New Caledonia, 24°11'00"S, 159°41'00"E, depth 270-280 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2019-0021. Paratypes: MNHN, NSMT, NTUM. •Valid as Chelidoperca cerasina Ogino, Lee, Chen & Matsunuma 2019 -- (Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:154 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:111 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca cerasina Ogino, Lee, Chen & Matsunuma 2019. Serranidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Gifford Guyot Seamount (east of Australia) and Coral Sea (off New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

flavimacula, Chelidoperca Psomadakis [P. N.], Gon [O.] & Htut [T.] 2021:93, Figs. 3B, 4, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B [Zootaxa 4927 (no. 1); ref. 38144] Off Ayeyarwady coast, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, 14°30.76'N, 95°47.22'E, depth 126 - 131 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 209601. Paratypes: (7) KAUM-I, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Chelidoperca flavimacula Psomadakis, Gon & Htut 2021 -- (Matsunuma et al. 2024:14 [ref. 40871]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca flavimacula Psomadakis, Gon & Htut 2021. Serranidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.

flavolineata, Chelidoperca Matsunuma [M.], Tan [H. H.] & Peristiwady [T.] 2020:[2], Figs. 1-3a-d, 4, 6 [Ichthyological Research v. 67 (no. 2); ref. 37367] Off Java, Indonesia, 08°09.1'S, 109°08.1' - 10.1'E, depth 115 - 165 meters. Holotype: MZB 25196 [ex HUMZ 191394]. Paratypes: BMNH 1986.11.28.11 (1), HUMZ, LBRC, ZRC. •Valid as Chelidoperca flavolineata Matsunuma, Tan & Peristiwady 2020 -- (Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:154 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:137 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca flavolineata Matsunuma, Tan & Peristiwady 2020. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: south coast of Java (Indonesia); ?northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

formosa, Chelidoperca Tang [C.-N.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2021:3, Figs. 1-4 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 99 (no. 3); ref. 38370] Off Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung, southeastern Taiwan. Holotype: NMMBP 34815. Paratypes: NMMBP 34816 (1), NMMBP 34817 (1), NMMST P002345 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca formosa Tang & Ho 2021 -- (Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca formosa Tang & Ho 2021. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southwestern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

hirundinaceus, Centropristis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:450 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Japan. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7428 (1, dry, poor condition), 0000-3061 (1, dry); ZMB 6983 (1, not found), 10282 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:12 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:133 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:469, 668 [ref. 8056], Lee 1990:68 [ref. 19830], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:231 [ref. 27969] as hirudinacea, Chen et al. 1997:52 [ref. 26476], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2473 [ref. 24815], Nakabo 2000:692 [ref. 25086], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:609 [ref. 25122] as hirundacea, Shinohara et al. 2001:321 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:692 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:309, 590 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:430 [ref. 28370], Shinohara et al. 2014:259 [ref. 33330], Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388, 399 [ref. 34335], Motomura et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:665 [ref. 42208], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:154 [ref. 37726], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Kim et al. 2020:113 [ref. 39118], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Sonoyama et al. 2020:53 [ref. 37637], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes 1831). Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia and Philippines north to southern Korea and Japan, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

investigatoris, Centropristis Alcock [A. W.] 1890:199 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Off Madras coast, India, 18°30'N, 84°46'E, Investigator station 96, depth 98-102 fathoms. Syntypes: ZSI F12820-21 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:143 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:39 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [ref. 17304]. •Valid as Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock 1890) -- (Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388 [ref. 34335], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35700], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Psomadakis et al. 2020:384 [ref. 37272], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38701], Psomadakis et al. 2021:102 [ref. 38144], Heemstra 2022:33 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock 1890). Serranidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: west coast of India east to Myanmar. Habitat: marine.

lecromi, Chelidoperca Fourmanoir [P.] 1982:63, Fig. 4 [Cybium 3e série. Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 8483] Chesterfield Island, Coral Sea, 19°40'S, 158°31'E, depth 300 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1981-1436. Paratype: MNHN 1981-1437 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:13 [ref. 19232]. •Valid as Chelidoperca lecromi Fourmanoir 1982 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:384 [ref. 31242], Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388, 399 [ref. 34335], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Lee et al. 2019:21 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca lecromi Fourmanoir 1982. Serranidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands and Grande Terre (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

leucostigmata, Chelidoperca Lee [S.-H.], Lee [M.-Y.], Matsunuma [M.] & Chen [W.-J.] 2019:8, Fig. 5 [Frontiers in Marine Science v. 6: 465; ref. 36888] North Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, 16°07′N, 114°20′E, depth 162 - 165 meters. Holotype: NTUM 14721. Paratypes: NTUM. •Valid as Chelidoperca leucostigmata Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019 -- (Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca leucostigmata Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha), South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

maculicauda, Chelidoperca Bineesh [K. K.] & Akhilesh [K. V.] In Bineesh et al. 2013:74, Figs. 2-5 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 2); ref. 32687] Off Kollam, Kerala coast, India, southeastern Arabian Sea, depth 180-320 meters. Holotype: CMFRI GB 31.138.14.5. Paratypes: CMFRI GB 31.139.14.5 (1), GB 31.139.5.2 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca maculicauda Bineesh & Akhilesh 2013 -- (Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388 [ref. 34335], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Matsunuma et al. 2020:[10] [ref. 37367], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38701], Heemstra 2022:33 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca maculicauda Bineesh & Akhilesh 2013. Serranidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Somalia; southwest coast of India east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

margaritifera, Chelidoperca Weber [M.] 1913:207, Fig. 53 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Between Misool [Misol] Island and New Guinea, 2°28.5'S, 131°3.3'E, Siboga station 166, depth 118 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMA 101029. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:87 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Chelidoperca margaritifera Weber 1913 -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:133 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:471, 669 [ref. 8056], Paxton et al. 1989:492 [ref. 12442], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2473 [ref. 24815], Nakabo 2000:692 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:692 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:430 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Bray 2006:1032 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2011:384 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:98 [ref. 32988], Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388, 399 [ref. 34335], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 21 [ref. 38321], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Allen & Erdmann 2024:330 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca margaritifera Weber 1913. Serranidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Bangladesh east to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

microdon, Chelidoperca Lee [S.-H.], Lee [M.-Y.], Matsunuma [M.] & Chen [W.-J.] 2019:14, Fig. 6 [Frontiers in Marine Science v. 6: 465; ref. 36888] Off Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, Coral Sea, 22°43′S, 167°16′E, depth 265 - 305 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2019-0020. Paratype: NTUM 15636 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca microdon Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019 -- (Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:156 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:112 [ref. 37354], Tang & Ho 2021:10 [ref. 38370]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca microdon Lee, Lee, Matsunuma & Chen 2019. Serranidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Plateau and Grande Terre (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

myathantuni, Chelidoperca Psomadakis [P. N.], Gon [O.] & Htut [T.] 2021:88, Figs. 1-3A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A [Zootaxa 4927 (no. 1); ref. 38144] Off Tanintharyi coast, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, 13°3.21'N, 96°41.62'E, depth 121 - 129 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 203716. Paratypes: (14) KAUM-I, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Chelidoperca myathantuni Psomadakis, Gon & Htut 2021. Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca myathantuni Psomadakis, Gon & Htut 2021. Serranidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.

occipitalis, Chelidoperca Kotthaus [A.] 1973:30, Fig. 299 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 16; ref. 7572] Southwest of Socotra, Arabian Sea, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102, depth 290-190 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 5136 [ex IOES 162]. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:417 [ref. 21161]. •Valid as Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus 1973 -- (Manilo 1992:22 [131] [ref. 39140], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Bineesh et al. 2014:119 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Psomadakis et al. 2015:195 [ref. 34104], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388 [ref. 34335], Rao & Naranji 2016:88 [ref. 36356], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:149 [ref. 37726], Psomadakis et al. 2020:385 [ref. 37272] as cf. occipitalis, Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38701], Psomadakis et al. 2021:102 [ref. 38144], Heemstra 2022:34 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus 1973. Serranidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Oman, Madagascar and Socotra (Yemen) east to India and Myanmar. Habitat: marine.

pleurospilus, Centropristis Günther [A.] 1880:37, Pl. 16 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Challenger station 192, Indonesia, Banda Sea, depth 129 fathoms [ca. 236 meters]. Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.153. Lectotype selected by Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:142 [ref. 37726]. •Valid as Chelidoperca pleurospilus (Günther 1880) -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:133 [ref. 6441], Shen & Lin 1984:10 [ref. 13822], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:469, 668 [ref. 8056], Lee 1990:68 [ref. 19830], Baranes & Golani 1993:307 [ref. 22372], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2473 [ref. 24815] as pleurospilos, Nakabo 2000:692 [ref. 25086] as pleurospila, Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:609 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:321 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:692 [ref. 26001] as pleurospila, Shinohara et al. 2005:430 [ref. 28370] as pleurospila, Larson et al. 2013:98 [ref. 32988] as pleurospilos, Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388, 399 [ref. 34335], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Fricke et al. 2018:147 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:61 [ref. 36273], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:666 [ref. 42208], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Kim et al. 2020:113 [ref. 39118], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:142 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354], Sonoyama et al. 2020:53 [ref. 37637], Akhilesh et al. 2021:50 [ref. 38701], Heemstra 2022:34 [ref. 39742], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca pleurospilus (Günther 1880). Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea (Thailand) east to Philippines, north to southern Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan), south to Cape Leveque (northern Western Australia) and New Caledonia. Records from Red Sea and Madagascar based on Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus 1973. Habitat: marine.

pollux, Chelidoperca Matsunuma [M.] & Hoang [T. A.] in Matsunuma, Hoang, Tachihara, Hirasaka & Motomura 2024:11, Figs. 3b-c, 4b, 5b, d, 6d [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 1); ref. 40871] Fish landing port, Vinh Luong, Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, 12.335167°N, 109.2038°E, depth 100 - 150 meters. Holotype: VNMN-I 954. Paratypes: KAUM-I 192227 (1) [ex VNMN-I 272], VNMN-I 268 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca pollux Matsunuma & Hoang 2024. Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca pollux Matsunuma & Hoang 2024. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Nha Trang Bay, South China Sea, Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

pulchella, Chelidoperca Matsunuma [M.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] in Matsunuma, Hoang, Tachihara, Hirasaka & Motomura 2024:3, Figs. 1-3a, 4a, 5a, c, 6c [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 1); ref. 40871] North of Cape Zampa, west coast of Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 26.4541°N, 127.7229°E, depth 207 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 148186 [ex URIL 495]. Paratypes: OCF-P 10784 (1) [ex URIL 494], URIL 493 (1). •Valid as Chelidoperca pulchella Matsunuma, Tachihara, Hirasaka & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca pulchella Matsunuma, Tachihara, Hirasaka & Motomura 2024. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; probably south to the Philippines. Habitat: marine.

santosi, Chelidoperca Williams [J. T.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 2015:288, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa 3911 (no. 2); ref. 33647] Philippines, vicinity of Palawan (from Hoilo City fish market; ? from Palawan). Holotype: PNM 15190. Paratypes: NMV A16485, USNM 427531. •Valid as Chelidoperca santosi Williams & Carpenter 2015 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388, 399 [ref. 34335], Motomura et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35700], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:157 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca santosi Williams & Carpenter 2015. Serranidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Philippines and Taiwan, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

stella, Chelidoperca Matsunuma [M.] & Motomura [H.] 2016:389, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa 4092 (no. 3); ref. 34335] Off Thailand, Andaman Sea, 9°13'12"N, 97°51'00"E, depth 58-60 meters. Holotype: USNM 389093. Paratypes: PMBC, USNM. •Valid as Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura 2016 -- (Matsunuma et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35700], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:667 [ref. 42208], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:15 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:157 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354], Psomadakis et al. 2020:385 [ref. 37272], Psomadakis et al. 2021:102 [ref. 38144], Tang & Ho 2021:4 [ref. 38370], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:137 [ref. 41223], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39623]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura 2016. Serranidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Coral Sea, north to China and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

tosaensis, Chelidoperca Matsunuma [M.], Yamakawa [T.] & Williams [J. T.] 2017:[3], Figs. 1a, 2-5 [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 2); ref. 35700] Off Tosa Bay, Kochi Prefecture (obtained at Mimase Fishing Port). Holotype: BSKU 53312. Paratypes: BSKU, FAKU, KAUM, MSM, NSMT, SPMN, UPVMI, USNM, WMHN. Plus additional non-type specimens. •Valid as Chelidoperca tosaensis Matsunuma, Yamakawa & Williams 2017 -- (Fricke et al. 2019:115 [ref. 36673], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:668 [ref. 42208], Lee et al. 2019:23 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:15 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma & Tashiro 2020:157 [ref. 37726], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354], Sonoyama et al. 2020:53 [ref. 37637], Tang & Ho 2021:11 [ref. 38370]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca tosaensis Matsunuma, Yamakawa & Williams 2017. Serranidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.