Caesio caerulaurea
| Caesio caerulaurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Caesionidae |
| Genus: | Caesio |
| Species: | C. caerulaurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Caesio caerulaurea (Lacepède, 1801) | |
The blue and gold fusilier, blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, Caesio caerulaurea, 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.[2] This fish can reach a maximum size of 35 cm in length, but its common length is 23.5 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Fricke, R. 2010. Caesio caerulaurea. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 September 2013.
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/217409/details#distribution
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/918
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