Scientific name: Caesio xanthonota
Size: Up to 15.7 inches
Color: blue, yellow, grey
Distinguishing feature: Fusiform body and forked caudal fin. First upper third of the body is blue (from the front of the head to the caudal), second third is blue and the last third is gray-blue.
Where did we see it: Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte
Scientific name: Caesio xanthonota
Size: Up to 15.7 inches
Color: blue, yellow, grey
Distinguishing feature: Fusiform body and forked caudal fin. First upper third of the body is blue (from the front of the head to the caudal), second third is blue and the last third is gray-blue.
Where did we see it: Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte
This fish lives in open water, on the surface or often in deep lagoons or near steep slopes.
He lives on a shoal and has diurnal activity. We can see in these shoals its close parent (Caesio teres), to distinguish them we must look at the yellow part which is different in the Teres according to the age and which starts from the caudal diagonally.
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