False Fusilier (species: Paracaesio xanthura) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Paracaesio xanthura
False Fusilier


©John Turnbull: False Fusilier (Paracaesio xanthura)

©John Turnbull: False Fusilier (Paracaesio xanthura) juvenile in the foreground with yellow along top and tail. Normally found in northern Australia, this one was in the fish creche at Fairy Bower.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Paracaesio
Species Paracaesio xanthura
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 50 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 5 m to 150 m

Synonyms

Distribution and habitat preferences

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Austral Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southeastern Australia.

Adults occur over rocky bottoms, sometimes forming large schools. (Fishbase)

Diet

They feed largely on zooplankton. (Fishbase)

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