Mottled fusilier
Dipterygonotus balteatus
- Usual depth40–78 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The mottled fusilier is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It has a broad Indo-Pacific distribution. Once thought to be a monotypic genus, until a second species Dipterygonotus marisrubri was transferred in 2024.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 88 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 56 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 87 records
- September: 90 records
- October: 149 records
- November: 74 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 40–78 m · Deepest record: 93 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mottled fusilier, Dwarf Fusilier, mottled fusilier, Mottled Fusilier, Rubyfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Fusilero Jaspeado
- French
- Fusilier marbré
- Japanese
- Himetakasago, ヒメタカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 烏尾冬仔, 雙鰭梅鯛, 雙鰭烏尾鮗
Other scientific names: Dipterogonotus leucogramicus, Dipterygonatus balteatus, Dipterygonotus balteata, Dipterygonotus gruveli, Dipterygonotus leucogrammicus, Dipterygonotus leucogrammieus, Smaris balteatus
Similar species
Red-bellied FusilierCaesio cuning
- Double-lined fusilier
Pterocaesio digramma
- Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
- Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
Blue and gold fusilierCaesio caerulaurea
Lunar fusilierCaesio lunaris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 809 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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