Mosaic Fusilier
Pterocaesio tessellata
- Usual depth9–30 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mosaic Fusilier, One-stripe fusilier, Pin-stripe Fusilier
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Fusilero de una banda
- French
- Fusilier à une bande
Other scientific names: Pterocaesio tesselata, Pterocaesio tessellate, Pterocaesio tessellatus
Similar species
- Double-lined fusilier
Pterocaesio digramma
- Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
- Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
- Goldband fusilier
Pterocaesio chrysozona
- Marr's fusilier
Pterocaesio marri
- Striped Fusilier
Pterocaesio trilineata
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 105 open-data records from 1974 to 2023.
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