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Variable-lined fusilier
Caesio varilineata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Variable-lined fusilier
- Scientific
- Caesio varilineata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A slender blue fusilier with several thin yellow stripes along the side and black-tipped tail lobes, reaching about 40 cm. It schools over deep lagoons and seaward reefs; juveniles are used as tuna bait.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caesio-varilineata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Caesio_varilineata_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.