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Caesio
Caesio is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Scissor-tailed Fusilier
speciesCaesio caerulaurea
Yellowtail Fusilier
speciesCaesio cuning
Blue-and-yellow Fusilier
speciesCaesio teres
Lunar Fusilier
speciesCaesio lunaris
Yellowback Fusilier
speciesCaesio xanthonota
Striated Fusilier
speciesCaesio striata
Suez Fusilier
speciesCaesio suevica
Variable-lined Fusilier
speciesCaesio varilineata
Goldsash Fusilier
speciesCaesio xanthalytos
Bay Fusilier
speciesCaesio idreesi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68023.