Lunar fusilier
Caesio lunaris
- Usual depth3–20 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Jonathan Maitrot, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The lunar fusilier, also known as the blue fusilier or moon fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lunar fusilier”, 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: 53 records
- February: 137 records
- March: 108 records
- April: 145 records
- May: 48 records
- June: 52 records
- July: 49 records
- August: 48 records
- September: 51 records
- October: 111 records
- November: 77 records
- December: 60 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–20 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Rui Ribeiro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lunar fusilier, Blue Fusilier, lunar fusilier, Lunar Fusilier, moon caesio, Moon Fusilier
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Fusilero Luna
- French
- Caesio à croissant
- Japanese
- Hanatakasago, ハナタカサゴ
Other scientific names: Caesio lunare, Caesio lunares, Pterocaesio lunaris
Similar species
Red-bellied FusilierCaesio cuning
Blue and gold fusilierCaesio caerulaurea
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).
- 675 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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