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Family: Caesionidae Fusiliers



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23 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caesio caerulaurea Blue and gold fusilier Indo-West Pacific 45.4 FL 1801
Caesio cuning Redbelly yellowtail fusilier Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1791
Caesio lunaris Lunar fusilier Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1830
Caesio striata Striated fusilier Western Indian Ocean 25 TL 1830
Caesio suevica Suez fusilier Indian Ocean 35 TL 1884
Caesio teres Yellow and blueback fusilier Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1906
Caesio varilineata Variable-lined fusilier Indian Ocean 40 TL 1987
Caesio xanthalytos Goldsash fusilier Western Indian Ocean 22 SL 2013
Caesio xanthonota Yellowback fusilier Indian Ocean 40 TL 1853
Dipterygonotus balteatus Mottled fusilier Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1830
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera Slender fusilier Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1856
Pterocaesio capricornis Capricorn fusilier Western Indian Ocean 21 TL 1963
Pterocaesio chrysozona Goldband fusilier Indo-West Pacific 21 TL 1830
Pterocaesio digramma Double-lined fusilier Western Pacific 30 TL 1864
Pterocaesio flavifasciata Yellowstripe fusilier Eastern Indian Ocean 20.4 SL 2006
Pterocaesio lativittata Wide-band fusilier Indian Ocean 23 TL 1987
Pterocaesio marri Marr's fusilier Indo-Pacific 35 TL 1953
Pterocaesio monikae Cenderawasih fusilier Western Pacific 9.8 SL 2008
Pterocaesio pisang Banana fusilier Indo-West Pacific 21 TL 1853
Pterocaesio randalli Randall's fusilier Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1987
Pterocaesio tessellata One-stripe fusilier Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1987
Pterocaesio tile Dark-banded fusilier Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1830
Pterocaesio trilineata Three-stripe fusilier Indo-Pacific. 20 TL 1987



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013