Scientific Name	Caesio lunaris   Pronounce			by: ©Min-Fu Lin
Author	Cuvier, 1830	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	花尾烏尾鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏尾鮗科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F371　Caesionidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	新月梅鯛
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏尾冬仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Caesio lunares, Pterocaesio lunaris
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055637. ASIZP0055734. NMMBP04221. NMMBP08680. NTUM06809.
Common Name	Blue fusilier; Lunar fusilier; Moon caesio
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body fairly deep, fusiform, and moderately compressed. A single postmaxillary process; small conical teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines. Dorsal fin with X spines and 14 (rarely 13 or 1 5 ) soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 11 (rarely 10) soft rays; pectoral fin with 19 or 20 (rarely 18 or 21) rays. Scales in ateral line 45 to 53 (most frequently 49); upper peduncular scale rows usually 10 or 11, lower peduncular scale rows usually 14 or 5; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin usually 8 or 9; scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin usually 15 to 19; usually 4 scale rows on cheek; predorsal scales usually 20 to 23; dorsal and anal fins scaled, the dorsal with about 3/4 of the greatest height of spinous part covered with scales; supratemporal band of scales generally interrupted at dorsal midline by a narrow scaleless zone. Bluish body, pale ventrally; caudal lobe tips, axil and upper base of pectoral fin black. Juveniles with yellow tails and black tips.
habitats	Found in coastal areas, mainly on or near coral reefs. More common along steep seaward reefs than in lagoons. Forms aggregations in midwater and feeds on zooplankton.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa, including the Red Sea and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to southern Japan and the Solomon Islands. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese coastal waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.