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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).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 500 m (Ref. 402). Tropical; 31°N - 30°S, 32°E - 177°W (Ref. 402)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to the Philippines.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 402)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 16; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
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
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. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; carnada: usually
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 15 - 27.8, mean 23.6 °C (based on 824 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 55.4 [28.9, 90.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.643 [0.377, 1.064] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.18 [0.11, 0.30] g/100g; Selenium = 38.6 [18.5, 75.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 250 [80, 800] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.44 [0.97, 2.05] mg/100g (wet weight);