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Caesio

Caesio suevica

Klunzinger, 1884

Suez Fusilier

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Arabian Sea.

Size: 14 inches (35 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 suevica (Suez Fusilier)
Photo © John Randall
Caesio striata Caesio teres
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