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Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio tessellata

Carpenter, 1987

Onestripe Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu.

Size: 10 inches (25 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reef edge areas where it forms groups at midwater levels and feeds on zooplankton.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Caesionidae

    Genus: Pterocaesio

FYI: Unsuitable for the home aquarium.

Pterocaesio tessellata (Onestripe Fusilier)
Photo © David Cook
Pterocaesio randalli Pterocaesio tile
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