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Caesionidae

One-stripe fusilier

Pterocaesio tessellata

Twenty Five Centimeters Caesionid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

One-stripe fusilier is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu (New Hebrides).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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