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Slender fusilier

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Caesionidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Gymnocaesio Bleeker, 1876

Similar
  
Pterocaesio pisang, Pterocaesio marri, Goldband fusilier, Pterocaesio, Lunar fusilier

The slender fusilier (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera) is a species of fusilier native to tropical reefs in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it can be found at depths from the surface to 500 m (1,600 ft). This species grows to 18 cm (7.1 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Slender fusilier Wikipedia