Pterocaesio
| Pterocaesio | |
|---|---|
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| 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[1] found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, with these currently recognized species:[2]
- 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
- ↑ Carpenter K.E. (1988) FAO Species Catalogue: Vol 8: Fusilier fishes of the world Unipub. ISBN 978-92-5-102746-2.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pterocaesio in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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