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Redbelly yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning)
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Redbelly yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning) specimen
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Caesionidae

Redbelly yellowtail fusilier

Caesio cuning

Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Caesio cuning, the redbelly yellowtail fusilier, yellowtail fusilier, red-bellied fusilier or robust fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

Genus
Caesio
Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu; southern Japan to northern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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