Goldband fusilier
Pterocaesio chrysozona
- Usual depth39–77 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The gold-band fusilier also known as the yellow-band fusilier or black-tipped 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goldband fusilier”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 266 records
- February: 33 records
- March: 33 records
- April: 294 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 313 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 436 records
- September: 470 records
- October: 335 records
- November: 340 records
- December: 35 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 39–77 m · Deepest record: 130.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Goldband fusilier, goldband fusilier, Yellow-band Fusilier, Yellowband Fusilier, Yellow-stripe Fusilier
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Goldstreifen-Füsilier
- Spanish
- Fusilero cinta dorada
- Filipino
- Dalagang bukid
- French
- Caesio à ceinture d'or
- Thai
- ปลากล้วยแดง, ปลากล้วยแถบทอง
- Simplified Chinese
- 烏尾冬仔, 金帶梅鯛, 金帶烏尾鮗, 金帶鱗鰭梅鯛, 金帶鱗鰭梅鯛(金帶梅鯛, 金帶鱗鰭烏尾鮗
Other scientific names: Caesio chrysozoma, Caesio chrysozona, Caesio chrysozonus, Pristipomoides aurolineatus
Similar species
- Double-lined fusilier
Pterocaesio digramma
- Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
- Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
- Marr's fusilier
Pterocaesio marri
- Striped Fusilier
Pterocaesio trilineata
- Randall's fusilier
Pterocaesio randalli
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).
- 2,706 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
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