Pterocaesio

Pterocaesio
Pterocaesio tile at Bunaken, Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Pterocaesio
Bleeker, 1876
Type species
Caesio multiradiatus
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lutjanidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 July 2021.