Scientific Name
Pterocaesio tessellata
Common Name
One-stripe fusilier
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 13. Body light bluish green dorsally, white ventrally. Tips of caudal lobes black. Scales on upper 2/3 of body lighter than distal portion. Usually 5 rows of scales on cheek; 22-29 predorsal scales; scaled dorsal and anal fins; Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11-13 (11-14); lower peduncular scale rows 15-17. Supra-temporal band of scales confluent at dorsal midline. 2 Post maxillary processes; posterior end of maxilla tapered.