double-lined fusilier

Pterocaesio digramma

Caesionid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma), also known as the double stripe fusilier or blacktipped fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is widespread around reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform