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Yellowtail blue snapper

Distributed in southern Japan, and caught in Okinawa at depths from 100 to 200 meters. Its body is a pale purplish-blue with bright yellow on its dorsal side and tail fin.

Scientific name Paracaesio xanthura
English name Yellowtail blue snapper

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