Slender fusilier (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera)

Scientific name: Gymnocaesio gymnoptera Bleeker, 1856

Slender fusilier (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera)

The Slender fusilier (Gymnocaesio gymnoptera) is a marine fish of the family Caesionidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Body bluish green dorsally; center of scales lighter, giving a striped appearance. Tips of caudal lobes black. Usually 4 scales on cheek; usually 23-26 predorsal scales; dorsal and anal fins without scales. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (11-12); lower peduncular scale rows usually 14 or 15 (13-15). Post maxillary with 2 processes; posterior end of maxilla tapered. Unlike the species of Caesio and Pterocaesio, the anterior profile of the 1st anal pterygiophore is without a pronounced distal convexity.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera
Family
Caesionidae (Fusiliers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
0–500 m (0–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 500 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
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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