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Yellow and blueback fusilier
Caesio teres
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow and blueback fusilier
- Scientific
- Caesio teres
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 27 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A blue fusilier with a bright yellow patch that covers the rear back and tail, reaching about 40 cm. It schools in mid-water over lagoons and reefs and spawns near the surface at channel entrances on outgoing tides.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caesio-teres.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blue_and_yellow_fusilier_(Caesio_teres)_(45998127474)_(crop
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.