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Gymnocaesio gymnoptera  (Bleeker, 1856)

Slender fusilier
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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Caesionidae (Fusiliers) > Gymnocaesioninae
Etymology: Gymnocaesio: Greek, gymnos = naked + Latin, caesius, bluish-grey, 1835; it is the same name given to the silvery metal (Cs) (Ref. 45335).

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 500 m (Ref. 402).   Tropical, preferred ?; 31°N - 30°S, 32°E - 177°W (Ref. 402)

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to the Philippines.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 402)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 10 - 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 14-16; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal areas around coral reefs (Ref. 30573). Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations. Forms schools with members of the genus Pterocaesio. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs (Ref. 402). Often mistaken for juveniles and easily overlooked because of small size (Ref. 48636). Also caught with drive-in nets. Utilized as tuna bait fish (Ref. 30573).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; carnada: usually
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