Morphology Data of Caesio caerulaurea
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds.), 2001
Appearance refers to Male; Female
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs no special organs
Different appearance males alike females
Different colors males alike females
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features none
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section compressed
Dorsal head profile more or less straight
Type of eyes more or less normal
Type of mouth/snout more or less normal
Position of mouth terminal
Type of scales ctenoid scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished by the following characters: postmaxillary process single; A III,12 (rarely 13); lateral line scales 57-65 (usually around 61); scale rows on spinous part of dorsal fin horizontal; supratemporal bands of scales often interrupted at dorsal midline by a scaleless zone, always a V-shaped scaleless zone anteriorly at midline intruding between the supratemporal band of scales; body colour with upper body bluish and the lower white to pale bluish; a single yellow or golden stripe directly above lateral line except on caudal peduncle where it is about 1 scale above lateral line, the yellow stripe 2 or 3 scales wide, bordered directly above and below by a white or light blue stripe which is about 1 scale wide, caudal-fin lobes with a black median streak (Ref. 68703).

Description: Body moderately deep, fusiform, elongate, and moderately compressed. Ratio of eye diameter to head length usually around 3.4-4.2; D X,15 (rarely 14 or 16); pectoral fins with 20 to 22 (rarely 19); scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 7-10 (most frequently 9); scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin usually 15-18; predorsal scales 20-26; dorsal and anal fins scaled; greatest body depth 2.2-3.1 in SL, head length 2.7-3.4 in SL (Ref. 68703, 90102).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Caesio caerulaurea

Lateral Lines 1 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 57 - 65
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 8 - 10
Scale rows below lateral line 15 - 18
Scales around caudal peduncle 24 - 27
Barbels 0
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 22 - 26
on upper limb 8 - 9
total 30 - 35
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes extending over most of the back length
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 10 - 10
Soft-rays total 14 - 16
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total 10 - 12

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   17 - 22
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  before origin of D1
Spines     1
Soft-rays   5 - 5
Back to Search
Comments & Corrections
cfm script by eagbayani, 17.10.00, php script by rolavides, 13/03/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17