194 Paracaesio xanthurus (Bleeker, 1869) Lutjanidae Snappers Apsilinae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Yellowtail blue snapper Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Austral Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southeastern Australia. <i>Paracaesio xanthura</i>, a complex of variable populations, may compose a single or two (or more) species. <i>Paracaesio pedleyi</i>, from Lord Howe Island, Middleton Reef, and eastern Australian waters, is included here with some reservation (Ref. 9821). IGFA 33 N 139 E Paracaesio xanthura AMNH 89299 1988 Paracaesio xanthurus