Scientific Name	Pterocaesio marri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Schultz, 1953	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	馬氏鱗鰭烏尾鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏尾鮗科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F371　Caesionidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	馬氏鱗鰭梅鯛
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏尾冬仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Bikini Atoll, W Pacific
Synonyms	Pterocaesio chrysozona, Pterocaesio diagramma, Pterocaesio kohleri
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase( 2002)  Schultz, L.P. etc. 1953 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0065201. ASIZP0801062. ASIZP0911062. NMMSTP00235.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Twin stripe fusilier; Twinstripe fusilier; Marr's fusilier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body fusiform, elongate, and moderately compressed. Two postmaxillary processes; small conical teeth in jaws; vomer and palatines without teeth. Dorsal fin with X (rarely XI) spines and 15 (rarely 14 or 16) soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 12 (rarely 11 or 13 soft rays; pectoral fins with 22 to 24 soft rays. Scales in lateral line usually 70 to 75; upper peduncular scales usually 12 or 13, lower peduncular scales usually 16 or 17; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 9 to 11; scales below lateral line to origin of anal fin usually 16 to 18; usually 5 scale rows on cheek; predorsal scales usually 26 to 30; dorsal and anal fins scaly, the dorsal fin with about 1/2 of its greatest spinous height covered with scales; supratemporal band of scales confluent at dorsal midline. Body blue to greenish dorsally, white ventrally; 2 longitudinal stripes laterally, about 1 scale wide each, the lower running from behind supratemporal membrane, covering lateral line to a vertical at about middle of soft portion of dorsal fin where it passes above lateral line for the length of caudal peduncle; upper stripe 1 to 2 scales below dorsal profile for most of length of body, ending dorsally on caudal peduncle; fins white to pinkish, dorsal fin slightly dusky distally; axil of pectoral fins and tips of caudal-fin lobes black.
habitats	Ranges widely around coral reefs and appears to prefer clear waters of oceanic islands or reefs far from large land masses. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations.
Distribution	Widespread Indo-West Pacific from East Africa, not including the Red Sea or the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to the Marquesan Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Of minor importance to fisheries. Sometimes used as baitfish in tuna fisheries.