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Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio chrysozona

(Cuvier, 1830)

Goldband Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to eastern Australia.

Size: 8 inches (20 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 chrysozona (Goldband Fusilier)
Photo © Richard Field
Caesio xanthonota Pterocaesio digramma
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