Gold-band fusilier, Yellow-band fusilier, Black-tipped fusilier
The gold-band fusilier (Pterocaesio chrysozona) also known as the yellow-band fusilier or black-tipped fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is widespread around reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
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OviparousOviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withThe goldband fusilier has a fusiform and elongated body which is moderately laterally compressed. There are small conical teeth in the jaws and on the vomer and palatines. The dorsal fin contains 10-11 spines and 14-16 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 11-13 soft rays. There are scales on both the dorsal and anal fins. There are 17-20 rays in the pectoral fins. This species attains a maximum total length of 21 cm (8.3 in). The overall colour is pale blue to brownish fading to pinkish or white below. There is a wide yellow band along the flanks immediately below the lateral line.
The goldband fusilier is found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Its range extends along the eastern coast of Africa from Mozambique north to the Red Sea and eastwards across the Indian Ocean, although it is absent from the northern Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. In the Pacific Ocean is reaches east as far as the Solomon Islands, north to the Yaeyama Islands and south to Australia. In Australia they are found around the coast from the Dampier Archipelago in Western Australia to Sydney. They are at depths between 5 and 35 m (16 and 115 ft) among coral reefs, seagrass, along outer reef slopes and around pinnacles in deep lagoons.
Goldband fusiliers are a non-migratory fish, found during the day moving in schools. At night they shelter within the reef. The schools forage for zooplankton in midwater. It is an oviparous species which lays large numbers of small, pelagic eggs.
