Caesio caerulaurea

Caesio caerulaurea
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Caesionidae
Genus:	Caesio
Species:	C. caerulaurea
Binomial name
	Caesio caerulaurea; Lacepède, 1801

Caesio caerulaurea, the blue and gold fusilier, blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, 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

External links

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[1] 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.

[2] ttp://eol.org/pages/217409/details#distribution

[3] ttp://www.fishbase.org/summary/918

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