Lunar Fusilier

Scientific Name: Caesio lunaris
Family: Fusiliers - Caesionidae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: Silvery blue; black tip on tail lobes, row of black dashes on arching lateral line. Young - Yellow tail with black tips.
Favourite: Form large aggregations, often mix with other fusiliers.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes, coastal patch and seaward reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Solomon Is. and Fiji. S.W. Japan to Palau and Great Barrier Reef.