Caesio caerulaurea
Scissor-tailed Fusilier
As recorded: Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Caesionidae
- Collected by
- K.E. Carpenter
- Date
- March 8, 1983
- Locality
- Sri Lanka
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1983, K.E. Carpenter also collected 2 other specimens.
Caesio caerulaurea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,325 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caesio caerulaurea. BPBM 30710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35676791. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35676791 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026