New Fusilier for Lord Howe Island

Well done to Caitlin Woods for photographing and uploading a new fish record for Lord Howe Island.
On February 23, 2020. Caitlin observed a school of Scissor-tailed Fusilier, Caesio caerulaurea, swimming at a depth of 20m at Deacon's Delight, a dive spot west of Malabar Hill at the northern end of the island. This is the first record of this species for Lord Howe Island.
In Australia, Caesio caerulaurea has previously been recorded from tropical waters of Christmas Island, from Shark Bay to Cassini Island and Scott Reef in Western Australia, from Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and from the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland south to Sydney, New South Wales. View the Australian Faunal Directory page.
According to Malcolm Francis’ Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, 537 species of fishes have been recorded from Lord Howe Island. Caitlin’s recent observation of Caesio caerulaurea brings the number of species in the family Caesionidae known from Lord Howe Island to three.
Reference: Francis, Malcolm (2019): Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4428305.v1
Posted on 18 de março de 2020, 02:06 AM by markmcg markmcg

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