Redbelly yellowtail fusilier - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Kathleen Ho

Photo By: Kathleen Ho

Photo By: Allen To

Redbelly yellowtail fusilier

Characteristics

Occurs singly in Hong Kong, but reported to form schools elsewhere.
Feeds on zooplankton.

Description

Dorsally greenish blue and fading to yellowish, ventrally white.
Caudal fin and dorsal fin bright yellow.

Common Name: Redbelly yellowtail fusilier

Family Common Name: Fusiliers

Family: Caesionidae

Scientific Name: Caesio cuning___(Bloch, 1791)

Genus: Caesio

Maximum Length: 60 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Redbelly yellowtail fusilier