CAESIONIDAE Pterocaesio pisang (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853) Goldband Fusilier D X-XI, 14-16; A III, 11-12; P1 18-20; LLp 63-69. Body fusiform, elongate, and moderately compressed. Dorsal and anal fins scaled. Color: Body without any stripes on side; body coloration variable, dark red to silvery, paler ventrally; lateral line darker than background coloration; snout often yellowish; axil of pectoral fins black; tips of caudal-fin lobes dark red to black. Size: maximum size about 21 cm. Distribution: widespread Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa except the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf, eastward to Fiji. Remarks: inhabits around coral reef. Schooling. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Caught mostly by drive-in net, gill net, and traps. Marketed fresh. (Yukio Iwatsuki)