Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scissortail Fusilier
Caesio caerulaurea
Scissortail Fusilier
Also known as: Blue and Gold Fusilier
Category: Fusilier
Scientific Name: Caesio caerulaurea
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 20-130 ft. (6-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Caesionidae (Family)
      └Caesio (Genus)

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