Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Fiji
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Caesionidae (Family)
└Caesio (Genus)
└C. caerulaurea (Species)
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