False Fusilier, Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker 1869)


Other Names: Gold-backed Fusilier, Pedley's Fusilier, Southern Fusilier, Yellowtail Blue Snapper

False Fusiliers, Paracaesio xanthura, at Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, New South Wales. Source: Richard Ling / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:
A bright blue fusilier with a brilliant yellow band along the back that continues onto the caudal peduncle and caudal fin. The False Fusilier is commonly seen in large schools at in the Solitary Islands feeding on zooplankton in the water column.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Paracaesio xanthura in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/571

False Fusilier, Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker 1869)

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Distribution

Houtman Abrolhos and offshore reefs of NW Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Montague Island, New South Wales; also the Lord Howe Island Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea, to the southern Central Pacific, including in the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.

Adults usually inhabit offshore reefs and islands, and is often seen schooling in the water column.

Feeding

Feeds on zooplankton.

Fisheries

Of minor commercial importance in some parts of its range.

Species Citation

Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869, Versl. Meded. Konink. Akad. Wetensch. 2 3: 78. Type locality: Madagascar.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

False Fusilier, Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker 1869)

References


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Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37346049

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:5-250 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:50 cm TL

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