Variable-Lined Fusilier

Scientific Name: Caesio varilineata
Family: Fusiliers - Caesionidae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: Silvery blue with 2-6 yellow stripes; black streak near tip of each tail lobe.
Favourite: Form aggregations, often mix with other fusiliers.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes and around coastal patch reefs and outer reefs in 2-25m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Red Sea and E. Africa to N.W. Sumatra in Indonesia.