Mirolabrichthys

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Mirolabrichthys
Pseudanthias evansi.jpg
Mirolabrichthys evansi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Mirolabrichthys
Herre, 1927
Type species
Mirolabrichthys tuka
Herre & Montalban, 1927

Mirolabrichthys is a genus of colorful reef fishes in the family Anthiadidae, which was previously treated as a subfamily of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. [1] [2]

Species

These are the three currently recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Mirolabrichthys evansi

(J. L. B. Smith, 1954)

yellowback anthias Serranido (Pseudanthias evansi), Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2024-05-31, DD 49 (cropped).jpg
Mirolabrichthys pascalus

(D. S. Jordan & S. Tanaka (I), 1927)

amethyst anthias Purple Queen Anthias, Lau, Fiji imported from iNaturalist photo 299667392 (cropped).jpg
Mirolabrichthys tuka

Herre & H. R. Montalban, 1927

yellowstriped fairy basslet Purple anthias (Pseudanthias tuka) (45811655025) (cropped).jpg

References

  1. 1 2 Gill, A. C. (2022). "Revised definitions of the anthiadine fish genera Mirolabrichthys Herre and Nemanthias Smith, with description of a new genus (Teleostei: Serranidae)". Zootaxa. 5092 (1): 41–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5092.1.2. PMID   35391222.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Anthiadidae". FishBase . Retrieved 4 August 2025.


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