Caesionidae

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.