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Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio lativittata

Carpenter, 1987

White-band Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Chagos Archipelago to Papua New Guinea.

Size: 5 inches (13 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 lativittata (White-band Fusilier)
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