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Onestripe fusilier
Pterocaesio tessellata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Onestripe fusilier
- Scientific
- Pterocaesio tessellata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length); commonly 18 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender blue fusilier with a single yellow stripe along the side, reaching about 25 cm. It schools over clear outer reef slopes and drop-offs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pterocaesio-tessellata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Narrowstripe_fusilier_(Pterocaesio_tessellata)_(46751139995
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.