Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowtail Fusilier
Caesio cuning
Yellowtail Fusilier
Category: Fusilier
Scientific Name: Caesio cuning
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Caesionidae (Family) Fusilier
      └Caesio (Genus)
       └C. cuning (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278536🔗
iNaturalist ID: 135225🔗

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