Family Caesionidae - Fusiliers
Order : Eupercaria/misc Caesionidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 4 | Species : 24 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : some
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Morphology: Body oblong to fusiform; D X-XV,8-22 with slender weak spines; A III,9-13; pelvic fins I,5; pectoral fins 16-24; caudal fin distinctly forked with pointed lobes; scale rows on body running horizontally; dorsal and anal fins with scales except for Gymnocaesio gymnoptera and Dipterygonotus balteatus; longitudinal axis from tip of snout to middle of caudal fin passing through centre of eye; mouth small and highly protrusible; small or minute conical teeth; axil of pectoral fins black (Ref. 39189). Description: Oblong to fusiform, moderately compressed, medium-sized to small (to about 50 cm) lutjanoid fishes; eye moderately large, its diameter longer than snout length. Mouth small and highly protrusible; 1 or 2 finger-like postmaxillary processes on dorsoposterior surface of premaxilla; angle of jaw oblique, about 40° to horizontal; dentition variously reduced; premaxillae, vomer, and palatines with or without teeth; caudal fin deeply forked; margin of dorsal and anal fins more or less evenly sloping; third or fourth dorsal-fin spines longest; second or third anal-fin spines longest, remaining spines and rays gradually decreasing in length (except in Dipterygonotus with dorsal fin profile not evenly sloping, last IV-V dorsal-fin spines small and nearly separate, connected only at their bases by membrane, and dorsal-fin rays much longer than these spines); branchiostegal rays 7; scales moderate to small, weakly ctenoid; lateral-line scales 45 to 88; ascending premaxillary process a separate ossification from premaxilla; ethmo-maxillary ligament absent; a separate A1’ section of the adductor mandibulae which originates on the subocular shelf; supraneural configuration 0/0/0+2/1+1/, /0+0/0+2/1+1/, or /0+0/2/1+1/; epineurals 10-15; procurrent caudal-fin rays typically 7-10; hypurals 1-2 and 3-4 typically fused in all species (except some juveniles); openings in external wall of pars jugularis 2 to 5; colour of sides with or without longitudinal stripes, the caudal fin either without markings, with a blackish blotch on tips of lobes, or with a longitudinal blackish streak in middle of each lobe (Ref. 39189). Trophic ecology: Fusiliers are closely related to snappers (Lutjanidae) but possess several adaptations for a planktivorous mode of life, such as the elongate fusiform body, the small mouth, and the deeply forked caudal fin. During the day they occur in large zooplankton feeding schools in mid-water over the reef, along steep outer reef slopes and around deep lagoon pinnacles. Although they are active swimmers, they often pause to pick zooplankton and at cleaning stations, and shelter within the reef at night. Require unrestricted space, hence unsuitable for home aquaria. Uses: Fusiliers are important food fishes and are also used as bait in tuna fisheries.
Etymology : Latin, caesius = bluish-grey ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : active
Main Ref. : Carpenter, K.E. 1988
Coordinator :
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Caesionidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Caesioninae
Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède, 1801
acceptedseniororiginal
! Caesio caerulaureus Lacepède, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio cearulaurea Lacepède, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio coerulaureus Lacepède, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Smaris mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio maculatus Cuvier, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio azuraureus Rüppell, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio nori Montrouzier, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791)
acceptedseniornew
Sparus cuning Bloch, 1791
synonymseniororiginal
Cichla cuning (Bloch, 1791)
synonymseniornew
! Caesio cunning (Bloch, 1791)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio lunaris Cuvier, 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio lunaris (Cuvier, 1830)
synonymseniornew
! Caesio lunare Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio lunares Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio striata Rüppell, 1830
acceptedseniororiginal
! Caesio striatus Rüppell, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Pterocaesio striatus (Rüppell, 1830)
synonymseniornew
Caesio xanthonota Bleeker, 1853
acceptedseniororiginal
! Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio xanthonatus Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio suevica Klunzinger, 1884
acceptedseniororiginal
! Caesio suevicus Klunzinger, 1884
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio teres Seale, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
! Caesio terus Seale, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio pulcherrimus Smith & Smith, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio pulcherrima Smith & Smith, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio xanthonotus (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Caesio varilineata Carpenter, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Caesio sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Caesio varilineatus Carpenter, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio caerulaureus (non Lacepède, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Caesio xanthalytos Holleman, Connell & Carpenter, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Caesio idreesi Kar, Mariyambi, Raghavan & Sureshkumar, 2023
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830)
acceptedseniornew
Caesio tile Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio tricolor Cuvier, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio cylindricus Günther, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Caesio multiradiatus Steindachner, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupeolabrus dubius Nichols, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Pterocaesio chrysozona (Cuvier, 1830)
acceptedseniornew
Caesio chrysozona Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio chrysozoma Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Caesio chrysozonus Cuvier, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Caesio pisang Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Pterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Caesio digramma Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
Pisinnicaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Caesio diagramma Bleeker, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
! Pterocaesio diagramma (Bleeker, 1864)
synonymseniornew
! Pterocasesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Caesio chrysozona (non Cuvier, 1830)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pterocaesio marri Schultz, 1953
acceptedseniororiginal
! Pterocasesio marri Schultz, 1953
synonymseniororiginal
Pterocaesio kohleri Schultz, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
Pterocaesio chrysozona (non Cuvier, 1830)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pterocaesio diagramma (non Bleeker, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pterocaesio capricornis Smith & Smith, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio lativittata Carpenter, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio randalli Carpenter, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Squamosicaesio randalli (Carpenter, 1987)
synonymseniornew
Caesio pisang (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pterocaesio tessellata Carpenter, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Pterocaesio tesselata Carpenter, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
! Pterocaesio tessellate Carpenter, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
! Pterocaesio tessellatus Carpenter, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio caerulaureus (non Lacepède, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Caesio chrysozona (non Cuvier, 1830)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pterocaesio trilineata Carpenter, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Caesio sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Caesio trilineata (Carpenter, 1987)
synonymseniornew
! Pterocaesio trilineatus Carpenter, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Caesio pisang (non Bleeker, 1853)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pterocaesio flavifasciata Allen & Erdmann, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Pterocaesio monikae Allen & Erdmann, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Gymnocaesioninae
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera (Bleeker, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
! Caesio gymnopterus Bleeker, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
! Gymnocaesio gymnopterus (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Dipterygonotus balteatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
acceptedseniornew
Smaris balteatus Valenciennes, 1830
synonymseniororiginal
! Dipterygonatus balteatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
synonymseniornew
! Dipterygonotus balteata (Valenciennes, 1830)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Dipterygonotus gruveli Chabanaud, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
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