Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Caesionidae (Family)
       └Caesio (Genus)
        └C. cuning (Species)

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