The goldband fusilier was first formally described as Caesio chryszona in 1830 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as "Archipel des Indes", i.e.
[5] The specific name chrysozona means "gold band", a reference to the yellow stripe on its flanks.
[6] The goldband fusilier has a fusiform and elongated body which is moderately laterally compressed.
[7] The goldband fusilier is found in the tropical Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
In the Laccadives, the Maldives and the West Pacific, they are used as baitfish for the pole and line tuna fisheries.