Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio
Pterocaesio tile at Bunaken, Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Bleeker, 1876
Type species
Caesio multiradiatus
Synonyms
  • Clupeolabrus Nichols, 1923
  • Liocaesio Bleeker, 1876
  • Pisinnicaesio Carpenter, 1987
  • Squamosicaesio Carpenter, 1987

Pterocaesio is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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