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Dark-Banded Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Pterocaesio tile

(Cuvier, 1830)

Dark-Banded Fusilier

Also known as: Blue-Dash Fusilier, Bluestreak Fusilier, Neon Fusilier, Tricoloured Fusilier

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–60 m

Max size

30 cm

Diet

Selective plankton feeding

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Caesionidae

Where to find it

occasional

Mayotte

Other species in Caesionidae

Yellowback Fusilier (Caesio xanthonota)

Caesio xanthonota

Yellowback Fusilier

Red-Bellied Fusilier (Caesio cuning)

Caesio cuning

Red-Bellied Fusilier

Striated Fusilier (Caesio striata)

Caesio striata

Striated Fusilier

Image: © Nicola Crockford (CC-BY) · GBIF (CC-BY) · source