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The '''dark-banded fusilier, blue-streak fusilier, |
The '''dark-banded fusilier''' (''Pterocaesio tile''), also known as '''blue-streak fusilier''', '''bluedash fusilier''', or '''neon fusilier''', is a species of marine [[ray-finned fish]], a fusilier belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Caesionidae]]. It has a wide [[Indo-West Pacific]] range. It is of some importance to fisheries within its range. |
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Revision as of 15:48, 6 July 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Caesionidae |
| Genus: | Pterocaesio |
| Species: | P. tile
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| Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830)
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The dark-banded fusilier (Pterocaesio tile), also known as blue-streak fusilier, bluedash fusilier, or neon fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It has a wide Indo-West Pacific range. It is of some importance to fisheries within its range.
Description
P. tile can reach a length of 25 cm (9.8 in). The back of the body is dark blue, while the flanks show a bluish-green strike with a black stripe along the lateral line. The lower third of the body varies from white to pinkish. The lower half of the body turns bright red at night (hence the common name neon fusilier). It is oviparous and not migratory; it feeds on zooplankton.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread in Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, southern Japan, Mauritius, and the Austral Islands. P. tile is a coral-reef associated species. It usually can be found in lagoon and on the reef flats at depths to 60 m (200 ft).
References
- ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Pterocaesio tile". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20253151A65927672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20253151A65927672.en. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Pterocaesio tile" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
- ^ Carpenter K.E. (1988) FAO Species Catalogue: Vol 8: Fusilier fishes of the world Unipub. ISBN 978-92-5-102746-2.
External links
- Photos of Dark-banded fusilier on Sealife Collection