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Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède, 1801

Blue and gold fusilier
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Philippines country information

Common names: Aha-an, Alimoking, Baraniti
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Marinduque (Ref. 58652), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107853), Malalag Bay and Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Museum: Manila markets, BPBM 28800, 30726, 30675, 30770. Cebu, BPBM 28495, 30760. Dumaguete City, BPBM 28541, 30671. Northern Mindanao, BPBM 28797. Davao, BPBM 30752 (Ref. 1723). Also Ref. 402, 48613, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Caesio azuror, Fusilero azur, بُنْدُقية سماوِية, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Caesionidae (Fusiliers) > Caesioninae
Etymology: Caesio: Latin, caesius, bluish-grey, 1835; it is the same name given to the silvery metal (Cs) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 30874).   Tropical; 34°N - 31°S, 30°E - 116°W (Ref. 94071)

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