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Three-stripe fusilier
Pterocaesio trilineata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Three-stripe fusilier
- Scientific
- Pterocaesio trilineata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (total length); commonly 13 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 small silvery-blue fusilier with alternating thick brown and thin blue stripes on the upper body, reaching about 20 cm. It schools in mid-water around coral reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pterocaesio-trilineata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:IssenT.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.