Caesionidae
5 species
Caesionidae, the fusiliers, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 23 species. They are related to the snappers, but adapted for feeding on plankton, rather than on larger prey. They are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific and in the Red Sea.
Caesionidae are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Fusiliers are mainly fishes of coral reefs and occur from close to the surface down as far as 60 m (200 ft).
Caesionidae, the fusiliers, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 23 species. They are related to the snappers, but adapted for feeding on plankton, rather than on larger prey. They are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific and in the Red Sea.
Caesionidae are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Fusiliers are mainly fishes of coral reefs and occur from close to the surface down as far as 60 m (200 ft).