Chelidoperca santosi, Pogi perchlet (Williams and Carpenter, 2015) The genus Chelidoperca, comprised of fishes which are known to have bright color with interesting pattern, contains of seven nominal species; but this has come to be untrue until an eighth species was discovered in Iloilo City, Panay, Philippines.
Chelidoperca santosi, Pogi perchlet, as described by Williams and Carpenter (2015), has a row of four small dark spots on the snout placed in front of the eyes, and two dark spots on the chin. In addition to that, it has a white anal fin with six large yellow spots separated by broad white interspaces and a narrow yellow distal border, caudal fin with narrow yellow bars, and a yellowish distal margin and no dark spots. It is also said to have a combination of meristic and morphological characters. It is only 69-84 mm in length. According to Williams and Carpenter (2015), the species, santosi, is named in honor of our very own Dr. Mudjekeewis D. Santos for his great assistance in the advancement of science in the Philippines. Furthermore, its common name, pogi, which means handsome or good-looking, is associated with the perchlet’s fresh coloration. The discovery of Pogi Perchlet is an outcome of an on-going expedition under the collaborative project of Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (BFAR-NFRDI) Philippines and the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution-Department of Vertebrate Zoology, USA. Williams JT, Carpenter KE. A new fish species of the subfamily Serraninae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3911.2.10
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