Pterocaesio

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Pterocaesio
Pterocaesio tile at Bunaken, Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Bleeker, 1876
Type species
Caesio multiradiatus
Steindachner, 1861

Pterocaesio is a genus of fusiliers found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently twelve recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Pterocaesio capricornis J. L. B. Smith & M. M. Smith, 1963 (Capricorn fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio chrysozona (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Goldband fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864) (Double-lined fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio flavifasciata G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006 (Yellowstripe fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio lativittata K. E. Carpenter, 1987 (Wide-band fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio marri L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Marr's fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio monikae G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008
  • Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853) (Banana fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio randalli K. E. Carpenter, 1987 (Randall's fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio tessellata K. E. Carpenter, 1987 (One-stripe fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio tile (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Dark-banded fusilier)
  • Pterocaesio trilineata K. E. Carpenter, 1987 (Three-stripe fusilier)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pterocaesio in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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