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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Caesionidae (Family) Fusilier
      └Caesio (Genus)
       └C. caerulaurea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219995🔗
iNaturalist ID: 96400🔗

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