Goldband fusilier
Pterocaesio chrysozona
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Goldband fusilier
- Scientific
- Pterocaesio chrysozona
- Dhivehi
- މަސް މުގުރާންMas muguraan
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 21 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small fusilier, light blue to brownish above and white to pinkish below, with a broad yellow stripe just under the lateral line and black tips to the tail. It schools widely around coral reefs, feeding on zooplankton in mid-water. It is a valuable tuna baitfish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name mas muguraan (MRS 1997). Used as live bait in the Maldivian pole-and-line fishery.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pterocaesio-chrysozona.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/މަސް_މުގުރާން
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_fusilero_(Pterocaesio_chrysozona),_islas_Ad_Dimaniyat,_
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'މަސް މުގުރާން' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Mas muguraan' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FishBase also lists 'Furrua', 'Mugurang' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.