PARACAESIO XANTHURA - (BLEEKER, 1869)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Acanthuriformes (Order) > Lutjanidae (Family) > Apsilinae (Subfamily) > Paracaesio (Genus)
Oeil du large, Vivanette queue jaune, False fusilier, Gold-backed fusilier, Pedley's fusilier, Yellowtail false fusilier, Southern fusilier, Yellowtail blue snapper, Pargo azul, Panchote rabo amarillo, Geelstert-piesang, Gulhalet blåsnapper, Umeiro, ウメイロ, 황등어, 黃擬烏尾冬, 黃背若梅鯛,
Synonymes
Aetiasis cantharoides (Barnard, 1937)
Apsilus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Caesio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Paracaesio pedleyi (Mcculloch & Waite, 1916)
Paracaesio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Paraceasio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Vegetichthys tumidus (Tanaka, 1917)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Pectoral fin rays: 16-18 (usually: 17); Tubed lateral line scales: 68-72. Body relatively deep and laterally compressed, greatest body depth 2.5-2.8 in SL. Nostrils on each side of snout close together. Mouth terminal, jaws about equal. Anterior end of upper lip without a thick fleshy protrusion. Premaxillae protrusible. Maxilla reaching vertical through anterior part of eye. Both upper and lower jaws with an outer row of conical teeth (some of these enlarged into caniniform teeth anteriorly) and with an inner band of very small teeth; Vomer and palatines with very small teeth, those on vomer in a chevron-shaped or triangular patch; No teeth on tongue. Maxilla with or without scales and without longitudinal ridges. Interorbital region convex. First gill arch with 7-12 gill rakers on upper limb, 20-23 on lower limb (total: 28-35). Dorsal fin continuous, not deeply incised near junction of spinous and soft portions. Last soft ray of dorsal and anal fins not produced, shorter than next to last ray. Caudal fin deeply forked. Pectoral fins long, usually longer than head in specimens greater than 12 cm in SL. Membranes of dorsal and anal fins without scales. Preopercle almost always without scales peripheral to main group of cheek scales. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL. Depth range: 5 - 250 m.
Color
Mainly bluish; Broad yellow band on upper side beginning near anterior end of dorsal fin, continuing over most of caudal peduncle and out onto both lobes of caudal fin; Dorsal fin grey to yellowish, other fins greyish or whitish.
Etymology
Paracaesio: from Greek prefix, para- = resembling to + from Latin, caesius = blue-grey or bluish-grey. It is the same name given to the silvery metal (Cs).
xanthura: from Greek prefix, xanth- = yellow + from Greek, oura = tail. Referring to bright-yellow caudal peduncle and fin (continuing a yellow band along the back).
Original description: Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869 - Type locality: Nosy-Bé, Madagascar.
Distribution
Biology
Adults occur over rocky bottoms, sometimes forming large schools. They feed largely on zooplankton. Caught mainly with handlines and bottom longlines and marketed fresh or frozen.
Similar species
Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Oeil du large, Vivanette queue jaune, False fusilier, Gold-backed fusilier, Pedley's fusilier, Yellowtail false fusilier, Southern fusilier, Yellowtail blue snapper, Pargo azul, Panchote rabo amarillo, Geelstert-piesang, Gulhalet blåsnapper, Umeiro, ウメイロ, 황등어, 黃擬烏尾冬, 黃背若梅鯛,
Synonymes
Aetiasis cantharoides (Barnard, 1937)
Apsilus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Caesio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Paracaesio pedleyi (Mcculloch & Waite, 1916)
Paracaesio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Paraceasio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
Vegetichthys tumidus (Tanaka, 1917)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Pectoral fin rays: 16-18 (usually: 17); Tubed lateral line scales: 68-72. Body relatively deep and laterally compressed, greatest body depth 2.5-2.8 in SL. Nostrils on each side of snout close together. Mouth terminal, jaws about equal. Anterior end of upper lip without a thick fleshy protrusion. Premaxillae protrusible. Maxilla reaching vertical through anterior part of eye. Both upper and lower jaws with an outer row of conical teeth (some of these enlarged into caniniform teeth anteriorly) and with an inner band of very small teeth; Vomer and palatines with very small teeth, those on vomer in a chevron-shaped or triangular patch; No teeth on tongue. Maxilla with or without scales and without longitudinal ridges. Interorbital region convex. First gill arch with 7-12 gill rakers on upper limb, 20-23 on lower limb (total: 28-35). Dorsal fin continuous, not deeply incised near junction of spinous and soft portions. Last soft ray of dorsal and anal fins not produced, shorter than next to last ray. Caudal fin deeply forked. Pectoral fins long, usually longer than head in specimens greater than 12 cm in SL. Membranes of dorsal and anal fins without scales. Preopercle almost always without scales peripheral to main group of cheek scales. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL. Depth range: 5 - 250 m.
Color
Mainly bluish; Broad yellow band on upper side beginning near anterior end of dorsal fin, continuing over most of caudal peduncle and out onto both lobes of caudal fin; Dorsal fin grey to yellowish, other fins greyish or whitish.
Etymology
Paracaesio: from Greek prefix, para- = resembling to + from Latin, caesius = blue-grey or bluish-grey. It is the same name given to the silvery metal (Cs).
xanthura: from Greek prefix, xanth- = yellow + from Greek, oura = tail. Referring to bright-yellow caudal peduncle and fin (continuing a yellow band along the back).
Original description: Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869 - Type locality: Nosy-Bé, Madagascar.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Marshall Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Sea of Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia, Norfolk Island (Australia), Kermadec Islands and Austral Islands (French Polynesia).
Biology
Adults occur over rocky bottoms, sometimes forming large schools. They feed largely on zooplankton. Caught mainly with handlines and bottom longlines and marketed fresh or frozen.
Similar species
Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Caesio teres (Seale, 1906) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Caesio xanthonota (Bleeker, 1853) - Reported from Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion), east to Indonesia, including Cocos-Keeling Island and Christmas Island (Australia).
Last update: 26, March 2023