Yellowback Seabream
Evynnis tumifrons
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 30–346 m
- Max size: 35 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This seabream works muddy and sandy bottoms, taking a broad range of bottom living invertebrates along with fish, and spawns twice a year in early summer and autumn. It is an important food fish, caught mostly by trawlers in the East China Sea, and reaches about 35 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Evynnis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 398545.
FAQ
- How deep does the Yellowback Seabream live?
- The Yellowback Seabream (Evynnis tumifrons) is typically found at 30–346 m.
- Is the Yellowback Seabream dangerous to divers?
- The Yellowback Seabream is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellowback Seabream get?
- The Yellowback Seabream grows to about 35 cm.