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Caesio caerulaurea, the blue and gold fusilier (not to be confused with Caesio teres), blue fusilier, gold-band fusilier or scissor-tailed fusilier, is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including the Red Sea.
The blue maomao is a schooling fish of inshore waters, especially rocky areas, which feed on zooplankton [4] although when zooplankton are scarce they will graze on algae. When feeding in schools chasing shrimps near the surface they can cause the water to foam.
The variation ("polymorphism", in this case, a "color morph") most commonly found is pure blue, dark blue, or light blue, although observers find the aqua, purple, or orange variation throughout the ocean. These sea stars may grow up to 30 cm (11.8 in) in diameter, with rounded tips at each of the arms; some individuals may bear lighter or ...
[6] [7] It is a popular gamefish and food fish. The bluefish is a moderately proportioned fish, with a broad, forked tail. The spiny first dorsal fin is normally folded back in a groove, as are its pectoral fins. Coloration is a grayish blue-green dorsally, fading to white on the lower sides and belly.
The bicolor pseudochromis is semi-aggressive and will defend its territory against fish several times its size. This fish is fairly hardy, and is a good beginner fish. 6 cm (2.4 in) Blue flavivertex pseudochromis: Pseudochromis flavivertex: May eat shrimps: Captive bred specimens are sometimes available: 8 cm (3.1 in) Bluelined dottyback
The common bluestripe snapper was first formally described in 1775 as Sciaena kasmira with no type locality given but it is considered likely to be the Red Sea. [3] FishBase attributes the species description to the Finnish-born Swedish-speaking explorer and naturalist Peter Forsskål [2] but the Catalog of Fishes attributes as follows
Caesio teres, the yellow and blueback fusilier, beautiful fusilier, blue and gold fusilier (not to be confused with Caesio caerulaurea) or yellow-tail fusilier, is a species of marine, pelagic ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caesionidae. It occurs in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
The blue sea catfish (Ariopsis guatemalensis), also known as the widehead sea catfish, [2] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus Arius . [ 4 ]