Lunar fusilier (Caesio lunaris)

Scientific name: Caesio lunaris Cuvier, 1830

Lunar fusilier (Caesio lunaris)

The Lunar fusilier (Caesio lunaris) is a marine fish of the family Caesionidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Bluish body, pale ventrally; caudal lobe tips, axil and upper base of pectoral fin black. Juveniles with yellow tails and black tips. 4-5 scales on cheek; 18-25 predorsal scales; scaled dorsal and anal fins. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 10 or 11 (9-13); lower peduncular scale rows usually 14 or 15 (13-15). Supra-temporal band of scales interrupted by a thin scaleless zone at dorsal midline. basioccipital process for attachment of Baudelot's ligament absent. Post maxillary process single; posterior end of maxilla blunt.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caesio lunaris
Family
Caesionidae (Fusiliers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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