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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Caesionidae (Fusiliers) > Caesioninae
Etymology: Caesio: Latin, caesius, bluish-grey, 1835; it is the same name given to the silvery metal (Cs) (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 2 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 29°N - 29°S, 32°E - 115°E

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Indian Ocean: East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to western Indonesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 402)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 14-16; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13.

Inhabits deep lagoons and seaward reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Forms schools with other caesionids. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402). Juveniles used as tuna bait fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Carpenter, K.E., 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (15):56 p. (Ref. 1723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Caesio varilineata Carpenter, 1987