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Red Sea Fusilier

Caesio suevica

Also known as: Suez Fusilier

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@JarJar · El Queseir, Flamencon beach, Egypt · October 20121 / 3
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Overview

Found in large schools, feeding midwater over coastal coral reefs. Varies in colour from blue to red with night and day.
Indian Ocean - Red Sea to Arabian Sea

Fusiliers are close relatives of snappers, but are much smaller and more slender.
Schools of fusiliers often have other species mixed in.
Although their colour is predominately yellow/blue, at night and when resting their colours change to red/green.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Fins & Tail
black fin tips

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indian Ocean
  • Country only · 3
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Found in large schools, feeding midwater over coastal coral reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyCaesionidae
    6. genusCaesio
    7. speciesCaesio suevica Klunzinger, 1884

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    More in the family

    Fusiliers (Caesionidae)