Scientific Name	Caesio cuning   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1791)	Depth	3 - 60M
Chinese	黃尾烏尾鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏尾鮗科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F371　Caesionidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃尾梅鯛
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏尾冬仔、赤腹烏尾鮗、青尾鮗(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Java
Synonyms	Caesio cunning, Caesio erythrochilurus, Caesio erythrogaster, Cichla cuning, Sparus cuning
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055580. ASIZP0057540. ASIZP0076126. ASIZP0076127. ASIZP0807044. ASIZP0807045. ASIZP0917044. ASIZP0917045. FRIP21720.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red-bellied fusilier; Redbelly yellowtail fusilier; Yellow-tail fusilier; Deep-bodied fusilier; Fusilier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body fairly deep and compressed a single postmaxillary process; small, conical teeth in jaws, vomer and palatines. Dorsal fin with X spines and 15 (rarely 14 or 16) soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 11 (rarely 10 or 12) soft rays; pectoral fin with 18 or 19 (rarely 17 or 20) rays. Scales in lateral line 45 to 51 (most frequently 49); upper peduncular scale rows usually 9 or 10, lower peduncular scale rows usually 13 or 14; scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin usually 8 or 9; scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin usually 15 to 17; 4 or 5 scale rows on cheek; predorsal scales usually 21 to 25; dorsal and anal fins scaled, the spinous part of the dorsal with about 1/2 of its greatest height covered with scales; supratemporal band of scales confluent at dorsal midline. Upper body if not yellow, grayish blue; lower sides and belly white or pinkish. Pectoral, pelvic and anal fins white to pink. Large yellow tail. Dorsal fin yellow posteriorly and grayish blue anteriorly.
habitats	Inhabits coastal areas, usually over rocky and coral reefs to depths of around 60 m. Of all the caesionids, C. cuning appears most tolerant of murky water; it is usually the most abundant caesionid in reef areas characterized by low underwater visibility.
Distribution	Tropical eastern Indian Ocean to western Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Vanuatu (New Hebrides), and from southern Japan to northwestern and northeastern Australia. It is found in western and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.