Bluestreak Fusilier - Pterocaesio tile at cleaning station
This picture shows the 2 variations of the Bluestreak Fusilier - Pterocaesio tile.
First variation is the silvery blue; several dark scale row stripes on back, wider dark stripe below, irisdescent blue stripe from gill cover to tail, black streak on tail lobe.
The second variation is the reddish brown shade.
Most Fusiliers have the ability to change their colours when moving from open water to the reef.
The dark-banded fusilier, blue-streak fusilier, bartail fusilier, or neon fusilier, "Pterocaesio tile", is a fish belonging to the family Caesionidae.
Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Uploaded Jun 15, 2017. Captured Feb 8, 2014 10:52 in Unnamed Road, Kalhaidhoo, Maldives.