Yellowtail Fusilier

Scientific Name: Caesio cuning
Family: Fusiliers - Caesionidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Silvery blue to blue-green with yellow forked tail; deeper body than other fusiliers.
Favourite: Form large aggregations.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes and around coastal patch reefs, often in silty areas with reduced visibility to 30m.
Location: Asian-West Pacific - E. India and Sri Lanka to Vanuatu. S.W. Japan to Palau, N.W. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.

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.

Scissortail Fusilier

Scientific Name: Caesio caerulaurea
Family: Fusiliers - Caesionidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Silvery blue; yellow stripe on side from head to tail, dark streak on each lobe of forked tail.
Favourite: Form large aggregations, often mix with other fusiliers.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes and around coastal patch reefs and seaward reefs to 30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Samoa. S.W. Japan to Micronesia and Great Barrier Reef.