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Redbelly yellowtail fusilier
Caesio cuning
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redbelly yellowtail fusilier
- Scientific
- Caesio cuning
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 60 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A deep-bodied fusilier, bluish green above with a bright yellow rear back and tail and a white to pinkish belly, reaching about 60 cm. It schools over coastal reefs, often in silty water, feeding on plankton.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caesio-cuning.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Caesio_cuning_(Bloch,_1791).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.