Paracaesio xanthura

Paracaesio xanthura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Paracaesio
Species:
P. xanthura
Binomial name
Paracaesio xanthura
(Bleeker, 1869)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869
  • Apsilus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869)
  • Paracaesio pedleyi McCulloch & Waite, 1916
  • Vegetichthys tumidus Tanaka, 1917
  • Aetiasis cantharoides Barnard, 1937

Paracaesio xanthura, the yellowtail blue snapper, the false fusilier, gold-backed fusilier, Pedley's fusilier or Southern fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.

  1. ^ Russell, B.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R.; Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016). "Paracaesio xanthura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T194349A2318370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T194349A2318370.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracaesio xanthura". FishBase. February 2021 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracaesio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 May 2021.