Species Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker, 1853
Yellowback Fusilier (FAO)
- Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker, P. 1853. Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I–VI. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 451-516 [466] [frequently emmended to xanthonota, but the name is a combination of the Greek xanthos = yellow and the neolatin notus = back and is treated here as a noun in apposition].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 5709, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia (as Batavia).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-west Pacific (east Africa to Indonesia)
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, schooling.
Extra Ecological Information
1-30 m.
General References
Carpenter, K.E. 1987. Revision of the Indo-Pacific fish family Caesionidae (Lutjanoidea), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 15: 1-56 figs 1-10, pls 1-7 [18] (as Caesio xanthonota)
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Caesionidae. pp. 2919-2941 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2930] (general distribution and biology, as Caesio xanthonota)
Common Name References
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Caesionidae. pp. 2919-2941 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2930] (Yellowback Fusilier)
History of changes
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| 05-Jul-2011 | ADDED |