Marr's fusilier

Pterocaesio marri

Caesionid Fish beneath Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Pterocaesio marri, Marr's fusilier, bigtail fusilier, blacktip fusilier, bananafish or twinstripe 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
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, not including the Red Sea or the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to the Marquesas Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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