CAESIO CUNING - (BLOCH, 1791)
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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Lutjaninae (Subfamily) > Caesio (Genus)
Caesio à ventre rouge, Fusilier à queue jaune, Giant fusilier, Red-bellied fusilier, Red-belly fusilier, Redbelly yellowtail fusilier, Robust fusilier, Yellow-tail fusilier, Yellowtail fusilier, Deep-bodied fusilier, Kakambule ecor cunning, Rødbuget musketerfisk, Rotbauch-Füsilier, Fusilero vientre colorado, Yumeumeiro, ユメウメイロ, بُندُقِية ذات بطن أحمر, 黃梅鯛, 黄尾梅鲷, 黄尾梅鲷, கல் கிழிச்சி, ปลาหางเหลือง, Cá Miền đuôi vàng,
Synonymes
Caesio cunning (Bloch, 1791)
Caesio erythrochilurus (Fowler, 1904)
Caesio erythrogaster (Cuvier, 1830)
Cichla cuning (Bloch, 1791)
Sparus cuning (Bloch, 1791)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Upper peduncular scale rows: 9-11; Lower peduncular scale rows usually: 12-14. Head length: 2.8-3.6 in SL; Body depth: 3.0-4.2 in SL. Scales on cheek: 4-5; Predorsal scales: 20-26; Lateral line scales: 48-51; Pectoral fins rays: 17; Pelvic fins rays: I, 5; Caudal fin strongly forked, with 9-10 procurrent rays. Deep-bodied. Scales center lighter than margins; Lower 1/3 white, sometimes suffused by pink; Prominent black markings on caudal fin absent. Scaled dorsal and anal fins. Have a continuous supra-temporal band of scales across the dorsal midline. Basioccipital process for attachment of Baudelot's ligament absent. Post maxillary process single; Posterior end of maxilla blunt. A single post-maxillary process; Small conical teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines. Supra-temporal rows of scales on either side of head confluent at midline. Max. length: 60.0 cm TL; Commonly: 35.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 60 m, usually: 1 - 30 m.
Color
Dorsal region of body from tip of snout to the anterior spinous portion of dorsal fin greyish yellow, soft dorsal fin bright yellow, mid-lateral portion of body pale white, a black blotch on pectoral fin axil; Caudal fin yellow, lacking prominent blackish markings; Ventral region of body including the cheeks, pectoral, pelvic, anal fins and the lower portion of caudal peduncle, light pink.
Etymology
Caesio: from Latin, caesius = blue-grey or bluish-grey. Referring to upper body of Caesio caerulaurea, described as a “sky blue most pleasant to the eye”.
cuning: from the name, ikan tembrae cuning. It's the way where the fish was called in the East Indies.
Original description: Sparus cuning Bloch, 1791 - Type locality: East Indies.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka, eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Often in silty areas with low visibility. Inhabits coastal areas, usually over rocky and coral reefs. Forms schools in midwater and feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs.
Similar species
Caesio teres (Seale, 1906) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Caesio xanthonota (Bleeker, 1853) - Reported from Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Indonesia, including Cocos-Keeling Island and Christmas Island (Australia). Overall blue, except yellow on back, and silvery on the underside.
Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Last update: 29, August 2022
Caesio à ventre rouge, Fusilier à queue jaune, Giant fusilier, Red-bellied fusilier, Red-belly fusilier, Redbelly yellowtail fusilier, Robust fusilier, Yellow-tail fusilier, Yellowtail fusilier, Deep-bodied fusilier, Kakambule ecor cunning, Rødbuget musketerfisk, Rotbauch-Füsilier, Fusilero vientre colorado, Yumeumeiro, ユメウメイロ, بُندُقِية ذات بطن أحمر, 黃梅鯛, 黄尾梅鲷, 黄尾梅鲷, கல் கிழிச்சி, ปลาหางเหลือง, Cá Miền đuôi vàng,
Synonymes
Caesio cunning (Bloch, 1791)
Caesio erythrochilurus (Fowler, 1904)
Caesio erythrogaster (Cuvier, 1830)
Cichla cuning (Bloch, 1791)
Sparus cuning (Bloch, 1791)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Upper peduncular scale rows: 9-11; Lower peduncular scale rows usually: 12-14. Head length: 2.8-3.6 in SL; Body depth: 3.0-4.2 in SL. Scales on cheek: 4-5; Predorsal scales: 20-26; Lateral line scales: 48-51; Pectoral fins rays: 17; Pelvic fins rays: I, 5; Caudal fin strongly forked, with 9-10 procurrent rays. Deep-bodied. Scales center lighter than margins; Lower 1/3 white, sometimes suffused by pink; Prominent black markings on caudal fin absent. Scaled dorsal and anal fins. Have a continuous supra-temporal band of scales across the dorsal midline. Basioccipital process for attachment of Baudelot's ligament absent. Post maxillary process single; Posterior end of maxilla blunt. A single post-maxillary process; Small conical teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines. Supra-temporal rows of scales on either side of head confluent at midline. Max. length: 60.0 cm TL; Commonly: 35.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 60 m, usually: 1 - 30 m.
Color
Dorsal region of body from tip of snout to the anterior spinous portion of dorsal fin greyish yellow, soft dorsal fin bright yellow, mid-lateral portion of body pale white, a black blotch on pectoral fin axil; Caudal fin yellow, lacking prominent blackish markings; Ventral region of body including the cheeks, pectoral, pelvic, anal fins and the lower portion of caudal peduncle, light pink.
Etymology
Caesio: from Latin, caesius = blue-grey or bluish-grey. Referring to upper body of Caesio caerulaurea, described as a “sky blue most pleasant to the eye”.
cuning: from the name, ikan tembrae cuning. It's the way where the fish was called in the East Indies.
Original description: Sparus cuning Bloch, 1791 - Type locality: East Indies.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka, eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Often in silty areas with low visibility. Inhabits coastal areas, usually over rocky and coral reefs. Forms schools in midwater and feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs.
Similar species
Caesio teres (Seale, 1906) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Caesio xanthonota (Bleeker, 1853) - Reported from Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Indonesia, including Cocos-Keeling Island and Christmas Island (Australia). Overall blue, except yellow on back, and silvery on the underside.
Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Last update: 29, August 2022