CreatureData

Cola

Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cola (Ocyurus chrysurus) is a species in the family Lutjanidae, order Perciformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the cola

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cola live?

Not recorded

Is the cola endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLutjanidae
  6. genusOcyurus
  7. SpeciesOcyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

Synonyms Anthias rabirrubia, Lutjanus chrysurus, Lutjanus melanurus, Mesoprion aurovittatus, Mesoprion chrysurus, Ocyurus aurovittatus, Ocyurus chysurus, Ocyurus rijgersmaei, Sparus chrysurus, Sparus luna, Sparus semiluna

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • YellowtailEnglish
  • Yellowtail snapperEnglish
  • chňapal žlutoocasýCzech
  • Gulhalet snapperDanish
  • Gelbschwanz-SchnapperGerman
  • rubiaSpanish
  • KuldsabaEstonian
  • ColasFrench
  • AlayraWayuu
  • GeelstaartDutch
  • GrastelchiPapiamento
  • ChryzorPolish
  • CaúbaPortuguese
  • РабирубияRussian
  • GulstjärtsnapperSwedish
  • Cananéyua
  • 黃敏尾笛鯛Chinese
  • ColirrubiaSpanish
  • ColirubiaSpanish
  • Pargo RubiaSpanish
  • RabirrubiaSpanish
  • RabirubiaSpanish
  • RabittabiaSpanish
  • SaltonaSpanish
  • Kuldsaba-oküuurusEstonian
  • Sarde queue jauneFrench
  • Vivaneau queue jauneFrench
  • Grastèlchi 'i piedaPapiamento
  • Grastèlchi di piedraPapiamento
  • Grastelchi'i piedaPapiamento
  • GrasteltjePapiamento
  • GristelchiPapiamento
  • Castanhola-cauda-amarelaPortuguese
  • CeobaPortuguese
  • CiobaPortuguese
  • Cioba-brasileiroPortuguese
  • Cioba-mulataPortuguese
  • GaieroPortuguese
  • GoiúbaPortuguese
  • GuaiubaPortuguese
  • GuaiúbaPortuguese
  • GuaiúvaPortuguese
  • GuajubaPortuguese
  • Luciano-cauda-amarelaPortuguese
  • MulataPortuguese
  • Rabo-abertoPortuguese
  • SaiobaPortuguese
  • SarmãoPortuguese
  • SaúbaPortuguese
  • SiobaPortuguese
  • SiovaPortuguese
  • желтохвостRussian
  • Желтохвостый луцианRussian
  • Кубинский желтохвостRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cola

Other species in the same genus Ocyurus.

CompareCola vs Ocyurus lutjanoides

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the cola?

The cola (Ocyurus chrysurus) belongs to the family Lutjanidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cola (Ocyurus chrysurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cola

MLA

“Cola (Ocyurus chrysurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cola.

BibTeX
@misc{cola_2026,
  title = {Cola (Ocyurus chrysurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}