Mirolabrichthys
| Mirolabrichthys | |
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| Mirolabrichthys evansi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Herre, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Mirolabrichthys tuka Herre & Montalban, 1927
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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]
- Mirolabrichthys evansi (J. L. B. Smith, 1954) (yellowback anthias)
- Mirolabrichthys pascalus (D. S. Jordan & S. Tanaka (I), 1927) (amethyst anthias)
- Mirolabrichthys tuka Herre & H. R. Montalban, 1927 (yellowstriped fairy basslet)
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Mirolabrichthys tuka -
Mirolabrichthys tuka at Wakatobi National Park
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Anthiadidae". FishBase. Retrieved 4 August 2025.