| Caesionidae (Fusiliers), subfamily: Caesioninae |
| 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 30 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu (New Hebrides). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X (rarely XI),15 (rarely 14 or 16); A III,12 (11-13); pectoral fin 20-22 soft rays; scales in lateral line usually 69-75, above to dorsal fin origin 9-11 (modally 10) and below to anal-fin origin 11-12; upper peduncular scales usually 11-13; dorsal and anal fins are scaly; obliquely oriented scale rows on posterior back; two postmaxillary processes; small conical teeth in jaws; greatest body depth 3.3-4.4 in SL, head length 3.2-3.7 in SL; colour of body bluish green on upper half, white or silvery blue on lower side (pinkish ventrally); a single yellow longitudinal stripe laterally, about 1 scale wide, covering lateral line for most of its length, usually running dorsal to lateral line on caudal peduncle; caudal fin dusky, the tips of lobes black (Ref. 68703, 90102). |
| Inhabits clear coastal to outer reef slopes or drop-offs (Ref. 48636). Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402). Caught mainly by drive-in-nets. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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From southwest Sumatra to Timor. In range: Ref. 47567. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: BPBM 29368 (TGT1582) (Ref. 5978). Lombok, BPBM 30141. Bali, BPBM 30834. Sulawesi, USNM 264354. West of Bumbum, USNM 183012. Boero I., USNM 183008. Gillolo, USNM 183013 (Ref. 1723). Also Ref. 48636. |
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