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Blue and gold fusilier
Caesio caerulaurea
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue and gold fusilier
- Scientific
- Caesio caerulaurea
- Dhivehi
- Noo mas
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (fork length); commonly 25 cm; max. published weight 1.6 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A streamlined fusilier, blue above and pale below with a single yellow-gold stripe along the upper side and dark tips to the forked tail, reaching about 45 cm. It schools in mid-water along deep lagoons and seaward reefs with other fusiliers.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caesio-caerulaurea.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=918&GenusName=Caesio&SpeciesName=caer
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Caesio_caerulaurea_Réunion.JPG
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Noo mas' (Latin script). FishBase also lists 'Furrua', 'Kekkurimugurang' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: single source.