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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Needs another reference; year from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2005: Ref. 54621).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, chelidon, -onos = swift, as black as a swift + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for the Royal Indian Marine Steamer "Investigator" used between 1884 and 1926 to conduct surveys in offshore waters of the Indian coast and adjacent areas and where over 200 different fish species were discovered, including Chelidoperca investigators (P. Psomadakis, pers.comm. 04/2021).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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