Photo. (c) 2019 John Nevill.
Photo. (c) 2019 John Nevill.
Photo. (c) 2019 John Nevill.
Scientific Name: Caesio xanthonota
English Name: Yellowback fusilier
Creole Name:
French Name: Fusilier à dos jaune
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
Description:
Dorsal spines: 10; Dorsal rays: 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal rays: 11-12.
Head and body yellow dorsally mid portion of flank blue and white below. Tail fin yellow. Pectoral fin axil black. At night the fish is mostly reddish.
Size:
Maturity: Lm unknown. Range unknown. Max Length: 40cm TL.
Habitat and Ecology:
Reef associated, inhabits deep lagoons and seaward reefs (depth 0-50m). Lives in groups. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations often with other caesionid species.
Fishery Status:
This species is not protected or subject to fishery regulations. It is caught in the mackerel net fishery, but is not a particularly abundant or common component of the catch.
Notes:
References:
Carpenter, K.E. et al. (2016). Caesio xanthonota. The IUCN Red List 2016: e.T20250214A65927053. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20250214A65927053.en. (02/12/18).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly. Eds. (2018). FishBase http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Caesio-xanthonota (02/12/18)
Heemstra P & Heemstra, E. (2004). Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. NISC SAIAB. ISBN: 1-920033-01-7.
Citation:
Nevill, J.E.G. (2019). Caesio xanthonota, Yellowback fusilier. Seychelles Seatizens. www.seatizens.sc. https://seatizens.sc/species/caesio-xanthonota-bleeker-1853/ (edited 20/06/22).