Species Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Caesio tile Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [428].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 9317, Caroline Islands.
• Caesio multiradiatus Steindachner, F. 1861. Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. III. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 11: 175-182 [175, pl. 5(1)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Carpenter, K.E. 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 15: 1-56 figs 1-10 pls 1-7 [30]

 

Generic Combinations

• Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830). —
  Carpenter, K.E. 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 15: 1-56 figs 1-10, pls 1-7 [30-31]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Rowley Shoals, WA (17°20'S), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and northern Great Barrier Reef (10°00'S) to Moreton Bay (18°16'S), QLD, also Frederick Reef, Coral Sea (21°00'S, 154°26'E) and Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, pelagic, schooling.

Extra Ecological Information

To 60 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [130]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [117]

Carpenter, K.E. 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 15: 1-56 figs 1-10 pls 1-7 [30]

Carpenter, K.E. 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Fusilier fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of caesionid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 8. Rome : FAO 75 pp. [61]

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Caesionidae. pp. 2919-2941 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2940]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [188]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [188]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [66] (Neon Fusilier)

Carpenter, K.E. 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Fusilier fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of caesionid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 8. Rome : FAO 75 pp. [61] (FAO) (Dark-banded Fusilier)

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Caesionidae. pp. 2919-2941 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2940] (FAO) (Darkbanded Fusilier)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [78] (Blue-dash Fusilier)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [188] (Neon Fusilier)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Neon Fusilier)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
18-Dec-2012		18-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED