yellowback fusilier
caesio xanthonota latin

The Yellowback Fusilier is a small medium sized fish which grows up to 40 cm.

Caesio xanthonota (Yellowback fusilier)

Caesio xanthonota, also known as the Yellowback fusilier , is a pelagic marine fish belonging to the family Caesionidae.

The Yellowback Fusilier has a diurnal activity, lives in groups and forms schools with other caesionids like Caesio teres.

Caesio xanthonota (Yellowback fusilier)

There is moreover often confusion between these two species,thus Caesio xanthonota has a constant yellow zone which is not changing with the age like the Yellow-tail Fusilier does.