- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CAESIONIDAE
- Caesio
- xanthonotus
Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker 1853
A Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio xanthonotus, in the Maldives. Source: Jim Greenfield / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A blue fusilier with a bright yellow back, blue sides and a silvery-white underside.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Caesio xanthonotus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5021
Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker 1853
More Info
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Distribution |
Occurs at the Australian territories of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. The species is found elsewhere in the Indian Ocean from East Africa (not including the Red Sea or the Arabian/Persian Gulf) to Indonesia. |
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Colour |
Overall blue, except yellow on back, and silvery on the underside. |
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Etymology |
Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker, 1853, Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indië 4: 466. Type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia (as Batavia). |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker 1853
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21.
Bleeker, P. 1853. Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I–VI. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 451-516.
Carpenter, K.E. 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 15: 1-56 figs 1-10, pls 1-7
Carpenter, K.E. 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Fusilier fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of caesionid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 8. Rome : FAO 75 pp.
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Caesionidae. pp. 2919-2941 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
