Mottled fusilier

Mottled fusilier
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Dipterygonotus
Bleeker, 1849
Species: D. balteatus
Binomial name
Dipterygonotus balteatus
(Valenciennes, 1830)

The mottled fusilier (Dipterygonotus balteatus) is a species of fusilier found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths from 37 to 91 m (121 to 299 ft). This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dipterygonotus balteatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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