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Dark-banded Fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
Threestripe Fusilier
Pterocaesio trilineata
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Found in
- 21 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- blackbrownsilverblue
- Pattern
- Blotches or dots, Horizontal markings
Pterocaesio trilineata is a species of fusiliers found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Description
Body is silvery bluish, dorsal side horizontal stripes thick brown and thin light blue alternating. And dark caudal-fin tips. Ventral is whitish. 4-5 cheek scales; 20-30 predorsal scales. Supra temporal scale band confluent at dorsal midline; scaled dorsal and anal fins. Postmaxillary processes 2; posterior end of maxilla tapered. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (11-12); lower peduncular scale rows usually 15 (14-17). Process on basioccipital flat for insertion of Baudelot's ligament. Head length 2.8-3.9 in SL; body depth 3.3-4.9 in SL.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific.
Habitat
Ranges widely around coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs.
Similar species
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Questions
Is Threestripe Fusilier dangerous?
Threestripe Fusilier has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Threestripe Fusilier?
How deep does Threestripe Fusilier live?
Threestripe Fusilier can be found at depths of up to 30 meters.
