Caesio

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Kingdom Animalia Family Caesionidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Caesio Rank Genus

Similar Caesionidae, Caesio cuning, Caesio teres, Caesio caerulaurea, Yellowback fusilier

yellowtail fusilier caesio cuning

Caesio is a genus of fish in the family Caesionidae, the fusiliers. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized:

Caesio caerulaurea Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier

Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) – redbelly yellowtail fusilier

Caesio lunaris G. Cuvier, 1830 – lunar fusilier

Caesio striata Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier

Caesio suevica Klunzinger, 1884 – Suez fusilier

Caesio teres Seale, 1906 – yellow and blueback fusilier

Caesio varilineata K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier

Caesio xanthalytos Holleman, Connell & K. E. Carpenter, 2013

Caesio xanthonota Bleeker, 1853 – yellowback fusilier

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