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Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio marri

Schultz, 1953

Marr's Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Marquesan Islands.

Size: 12 inches (30 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 marri (Marr's Fusilier)
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