| Common name | Chelas |
| Language | Palauan |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Palau |
| Locality | Palau |
| Ref. | Johannes, R.E., 1981 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | Spawning individuals form schools that were observed off the outer reef edge near the outer entrance to the channel through the barrier reef at Ngeremlengui. Spawning is said to occur in the evening, between the fourth and the tenth night of the lunar month (Ref. 2928). Also Ref. 10494. |