Caesio
| Caesio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Caesio cuning from New Caledonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Caesionidae |
| Genus: | Caesio Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Caesio caerulaureus Lacépède, 1801 | |
Caesio is a genus of fish in the family Caesionidae, the fusiliers. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
Currently, 9 species in this genus are recognized:[1][2]
- Caesio caerulaurea Lacépède, 1801 – blue and gold fusilier
- Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) – redbelly yellowtail fusilier
- Caesio lunaris G. Cuvier, 1830 – lunar fusilier
- Caesio striata Rüppell, 1830 – striated fusilier
- Caesio suevica Klunzinger, 1884 – Suez fusilier
- Caesio teres Seale, 1906 – yellow and blueback fusilier
- Caesio varilineata K. E. Carpenter, 1987 – variable-lined fusilier
- Caesio xanthalytos Holleman, Connell & K. E. Carpenter, 2013[2]
- Caesio xanthonota Bleeker, 1853 – yellowback fusilier
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Caesio in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- 1 2 Holleman, W., Connell, A.D. & Carpenter, K.E. (2013): Caesio xanthalytos, a new species of fusilier (Perciformes: Caesionidae) from the Western Indian Ocean, with records of range extensions for several species of Caesionidae. Zootaxa, 3702 (3): 262–272.
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