Mirolabrichthys evansi
- Usual depth17–33 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, November, and December
- How commonRare
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About this species
Mirolabrichthys evansi, the yellowback anthias, two-coloured coral perch, goldback anthia, yellow goldie, yellowtail basslet or yellowtail fairy basslet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae, the anthias and fairy basslets. This fish is found to the Indian Ocean. It may be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mirolabrichthys evansi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 27 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–33 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Darren Obbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Anthias bicolore
Other scientific names: Anthias evansi, Mirolabrichtys evansi, Pseudanthias evansi
Similar species
Amethyst AnthiasMirolabrichthys pascalus
Purple AnthiasMirolabrichthys tuka
Butterfly PerchCaesioperca lepidoptera
Barber PerchCaesioperca rasor
Longfin anthiasCaprodon longimanus
Black-arseEpinephelides armatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 45 open-data records from 1952 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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