Dark-banded fusilier

The dark-banded fusilier (Pterocaesio tile), 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.

Dark-banded fusilier
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Species:
P. tile
Binomial name
Pterocaesio tile
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Caesio tile Cuvier, 1830
  • Caesio tricolor Cuvier, 1830
  • Caesio cylindricus Günther, 1859
  • Caesio multiradiatus Steindachner, 1861
  • Clupeolabrus dubius Nichols, 1923
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