variable-lined fusilier

Caesio varilineata

Variable lined fish across the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Caesio varilineata, the variable-lined fusilier or thin-lined fusilier, is a species of pelagic marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Caesionidae
Genus: Caesio
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to western Indonesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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