blue and gold fusilier

Caesio caerulaurea

Caesionid Fish from New Caledonia

Blue
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Caesio caerulaurea, the blue and gold fusilier (not to be confused with Caesio teres), blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Caesio
Maximum length: 45.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Absent in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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