Caesio suevica

Caesio suevica , common name Suez fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae.[1]

Caesio suevica
Aggregation of Caesio suevica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Caesionidae
Genus:
Caesio
Species:
C. suevica
Binomial name
Caesio suevica

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the Indian Ocean, from Red Sea to the Arabian Sea. Suez fusilier Inhabits coastal areas, especially on coral reefs, at a depth from 2 to 25 m.[2][3]

Description
Suez fusilier

Caesio suevica can reach a maximum size of 40 cm in length. These fishes are light silver blue, with fine gray stripes. The back shows a yellow line starting at the base of the dorsal fin. Ventrally they are paler.

They have 10 dorsal spines, 14-15 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines and 12 anal soft rays. The tip of each caudal-fin lobe has a black blotch bordered by a white band.[3]

Biology

These fishes form large midwater aggregations. They are oviparous. Females lay many, small pelagic eggs. They mainly feed on zooplankton.[3]

Bibliography
  • Carpenter, K.E. (1987) Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species., Indo-Pacific Fishes (15):56 p.
  • Carpenter, K.E. (1988) FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 8. Fusilier fishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of caesionid species known to date., FAO Fish. Synop. 8(125):75 p.

References
  1. WoRMS
  2. Catalogue of life
  3. Fishbase


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