Yellowtail Fusilier

Scientific Name: Caesio cuning
Family: Fusiliers - Caesionidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Silvery blue to blue-green with yellow forked tail; deeper body than other fusiliers.
Favourite: Form large aggregations.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes and around coastal patch reefs, often in silty areas with reduced visibility to 30m.
Location: Asian-West Pacific - E. India and Sri Lanka to Vanuatu. S.W. Japan to Palau, N.W. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.