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Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Banana fusilier
- Scientific
- Pterocaesio pisang
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 21 cm (total length); commonly 14 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small fusilier, variable from dark red to silvery with a yellowish snout and dark-tipped tail lobes, reaching about 21 cm. It schools around reefs and is an important tuna bait.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pterocaesio-pisang.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ruddy_fusilier,_(Pterocaesio_pisang)_(44240894405).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.