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Wide-band fusilier
Pterocaesio lativittata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Wide-band fusilier
- Scientific
- Pterocaesio lativittata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 23 cm (total length); commonly 11 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender fusilier, bluish or reddish above and paler below, with a broad stripe along the side, reaching about 23 cm. It schools in mid-water around coral reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pterocaesio-lativittata.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/236041811
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.