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Caesio

Caesio lunaris

Cuvier, 1830

Lunar Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa, north to Southern Japan.

Size: 16 inches (40 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reef edge areas where it forms groups at midwater levels and feeds on zooplankton.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Caesionidae

    Genus: Caesio

FYI: Unsuitable for the home aquarium.

 Caesio lunaris (Lunar Fusilier)
Photo © Richard Field
Caesio cuning Caesio striata
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