banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Lembeh, Indonesia - Banana fusilier (Pterocaesio pisang)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pterocaesio pisang, the banana fusilier or ruddy 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Pterocaesio pisang; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:54:44.911616+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1853)
- Common name
- banana fusilier
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Caesionidae
- Genus
- Pterocaesio
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyCaesionidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusPterocaesio Bleeker, 1876
- speciesPterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pterocaesio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| double-lined fusilierPterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864) | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterocaesio flavifasciata Allen & Erdmann, 2006 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| wide-band fusilierPterocaesio lativittata Carpenter, 1987 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterocaesio randalli Carpenter, 1987 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterocaesio trilineata Carpenter, 1987 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterocaesio tessellata Carpenter, 1987 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| capricorn fusilierPterocaesio capricornis Smith & Smith, 1963 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| goldband fusilierPterocaesio chrysozona (Cuvier, 1830) | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marr's fusilierPterocaesio marri Schultz, 1953 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterocaesio monikae Allen & Erdmann, 2008 | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dark-banded fusilierPterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830) | CaesionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Caesio pisang Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213658 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4PVDP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.