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Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954) is a animal in the Serranidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954) (Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954))
Animalia

Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954)

Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954)

Pseudanthias evansi, the yellowback anthias, is a tropical saltwater fish from the Indian Ocean sometimes kept in aquariums.

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Family
Genus
Pseudanthias
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Pseudanthias evansi (Smith, 1954)

Taxonomic Information

Pseudanthias evansi, first described by Smith in 1954, has the scientific synonym Mirolabrichthys evansi.

Common Name

It is commonly called the yellowback anthias.

Habitat and Human Use

This species is a tropical saltwater fish that lives in the Indian Ocean, and is sometimes kept as an aquarium fish.

Photo: (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by François Libert · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Serranidae Pseudanthias

More from Serranidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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