Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

3.3.9.1.10 Caesionidae (Fusiliers)

• Eyes moderately large.
• Dorsal fin with 10 to 15 slender, weak spines and 9 to 13 soft rays.
• Separate ossification of the ascending premaxillary process and the presence of 1 or

2 finger like premaxillary lateral processes.

Eg. Caesio caerulaureus