Pterocaesio marri was first formally described in 1953 by the American ichthyologist Leonard Peter Schultz with the type localities given as a lagoon a quarter mile off Amen Island in Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Fish and Wildlife Service, who had oversight of the commercial fisheries at Bikini Atoll.

[6] Pterocaesio marri has a fusiform and elongated body which is moderately laterally compressed.

[2] Pterocaesio marri is subject to heavy fishing pressures in parts of its range, such as the Philippines.

[1] Pterocaesio marri is often served as fried fish in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.