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], 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.