
Caesio teres
Blue-and-yellow Fusilier
As recorded: Caesio teres Seale, 1906
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Caesionidae
- Collected by
- K.E. Carpenter
- Date
- February 7, 1985
- Locality
- Palawan; [NW of]; 8 miles ENE of York Breakers
- Island
- Palawan
- Depth
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1985, K.E. Carpenter also collected 2 other specimens.
Caesio teres observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 715 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) wild-discovery-rachael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kunene Region, Namibia
(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kavieng New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea Franks reef
(c) chrisross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caesio teres. BPBM 30802. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35673637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30802.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35673637 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
