Blue and gold fusilier
Caesio caerulaurea
- Usual depth6–21 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Caesio caerulaurea, the blue and gold fusilier, blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Caesio caerulaurea”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 102 records
- February: 186 records
- March: 240 records
- April: 289 records
- May: 486 records
- June: 170 records
- July: 227 records
- August: 131 records
- September: 146 records
- October: 364 records
- November: 148 records
- December: 114 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–21 m · Deepest record: 48 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Rui Ribeiro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Will Cornwell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue and gold fusilier, blue and gold fusilier, blue-and-gold fusilier, Goldband Fusilier, Scissor Tailed Fusilier
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Fusilero azur
- French
- Caesio azuror, Fusilier bleu et or, Caesio azuror, Maquereau
- Japanese
- Sasamuro, ササムロ
- Thai
- Pla lueng plong mhor, Pla lueng prong mor
Other scientific names: Caesio azuraureus, Caesio caerulaureus, Caesio cearulaurea, Caesio coerulaureus, Caesio maculatus, Caesio nori, Smaris mauritianus
Similar species
Red-bellied FusilierCaesio cuning
Lunar fusilierCaesio lunaris
Yellow and blueback fusilierCaesio teres
- Double-lined fusilier
Pterocaesio digramma
- Banana fusilier
Pterocaesio pisang
- Dark-banded fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,024 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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