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Caesionidae (Fusiliers) > Caesioninae
Etymology: Pterocaesio: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Latin, caesius = blue grey (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 20°N - 30°S, 113°E - 176°W (Ref. 402)
Indo-Pacific.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 402); common length : 13.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37816)
Spine dorsali (totale): 10 - 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 14-16; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 11 - 12. Body silvery bluish, dorsal side horizontal stripes thick brown and thin light blue alternating (Ref. 90102), ventral whitish. 4-5 cheek scales; 20-30 predorsal scales; supra temporal scale band confluent at dorsal midline; scaled dorsal and anal fins. Postmaxillary processes 2; posterior end of maxilla tapered. Upper peduncular scale rows usually 11 (11-12); lower peduncular scale rows usually 15 (14-17). Process on basioccipital flat for insertion of Baudelot's ligament (Ref. 1723). Head length 2.8-3.9 in SL; body depth 3.3-4.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Ranges widely around coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton in midwater aggregations. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Carpenter, K.E., 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (15):56 p. (Ref. 1723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza; esca: usually
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 1649 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00655 - 0.01834), b=3.12 (2.98 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Genus-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 76.3 [46.3, 153.2] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.961 [0.639, 1.401] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.2 [18.2, 20.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.166 [0.110, 0.248] g/100g ; Selenium = 34.4 [19.4, 57.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 90.1 [37.5, 213.5] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 1.8] mg/100g (wet weight);