Yellowback Fusilier (Caesio xanthonota)

Yellowback Fusilier, a reference photo — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The yellowback fusilier (Caesio xanthonota) is a pelagic marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific, being found in shallow water from the East African coast to Indonesia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellowback Fusilier being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Caesio teres
Paracaesio xanthurus
Mirolabrichthys evansi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Caesio
Species: Caesio xanthonota

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