Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
- Usual depth10–18 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonCommon
About this species
The dark-banded fusilier, also known as blue-streak fusilier, bluedash fusilier, or neon fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It has a wide Indo-West Pacific range. It is of some importance to fisheries within its range.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 180 records
- March: 274 records
- April: 514 records
- May: 293 records
- June: 164 records
- July: 145 records
- August: 72 records
- September: 65 records
- October: 3,352 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–18 m · Deepest record: 250 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dark-banded fusilier, Blue-dash Fusilier, Bluestreak Fusilier, dark-banded fusilier, Darkbanded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier, Tricoloured Fusilier, Dark-banded fusilier
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Neon-Füsilier
- Spanish
- Fusilero aceitunero, Fusilero de bandas oscuras
- Filipino
- Dalagang bukid
- French
- Caesio Tricolore, Caesio tricolore, Fusilier à ligne olive, Fusilier à ligne olive, Fusilier Néon, Fusilier tricolore, Fusilier Tricolore, Perche tricolore, Perche Tricolore
- Japanese
- Kumasasahanamuro, クマササハナムロ, クマザサハナムロ
- Simplified Chinese
- 烏尾冬仔, 蒂爾烏尾鮗, 蒂爾鱗鰭烏尾鮗, 長背梅鯛, 黑带鳞鳍梅鲷, 黑帶鱗鰭梅鯛
Other scientific names: Caesio cylindricus, Caesio multiradiatus, Caesio tile, Caesio tricolor, Clupeolabrus dubius
Similar species
- Double-lined fusilier
Pterocaesio digramma
- Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
- Goldband fusilier
Pterocaesio chrysozona
- 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).
- 5,951 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
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