Caesio cuning

Caesionidae
Yellowtail Fusilier, Deep-bodied Fusilier, Giant Fusilier, Red-bellied Fusilier, Robust Fusilier
  • Caesio cuning, Photo: Andrew Green
    Caesio cuning, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Caesio cuning, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Caesio cuning, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Caesio cuning, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Caesio cuning, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Caesio cuning, Torres Strait, Qld, Photo: Andrew Green
    Caesio cuning, Torres Strait, Qld, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Caesio cuning, Juvenile, Great Barrier Reef, far north, Qld, Photo: Andrew Green
    Caesio cuning, Juvenile, Great Barrier Reef, far north, Qld, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
High body profile, rounded head with wavy scaleless blue markings, yellow tail with colour extending onto back, black spot at base of pectoral fin and distinct scale margins. Yellow on the back of similar C. teres (Blue Fusilier) extends further forward.
Information
  • Max Size: 60 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.3-31.5°C
  • Depth: 1-60m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 19.6
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Common (28% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (76 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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