| Girella | |
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| Caramel Drummer (G. fimbriata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Girellinae |
| Genus: | Girella J. E. Gray, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Girella punctata J. E. Gray, 1835 | |
| Synonyms | |
Girella is a genus of sea chubs mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Atlantic oceans.[1]
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Girella albostriata Steindachner, 1898
- Girella cyanea W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Blue drummer)
- Girella elevata W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Black drummer, rock blackfish)
- Girella feliciana H. W. Clark, 1938
- Girella fimbriata (McCulloch, 1920) (Caramel drummer)
- Girella freminvillii (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Girella laevifrons (Tschudi, 1846)
- Girella leonina (J. Richardson, 1846) (Kuromejina)
- Girella mezina D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907 (Okinamejina)
- Girella nebulosa Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912 (Rapanui nibbler)
- Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860) (Opaleye)
- Girella punctata J. E. Gray, 1835 (Mejina) (Blackeye seabream)
- Girella simplicidens R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916 (Gulf opal eye)
- Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866
- Girella tephraeops (J. Richardson, 1846) (Rock blackfish)
- Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Parore, luderick)
- Girella zebra (J. Richardson, 1846) (Zebra fish)
- Girella zonata Günther, 1859
Synonyms
The following list of genus names have all been synonymized with Girella:[2]
- Aplodon Thominot, 1883
- Camarina Ayres, 1860
- Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846
- Girellichthys Klunzinger, 1872
- Girellipiscis Whitley, 1931
- Girellops Regan, 1913
- Incisidens T. N. Gill, 1862
- Iredalella Whitley, 1931
- Melambaphes Günther, 1863
- Melanychthys Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
- Neotephraeops Castelnau, 1872
- Tephraeops Günther, 1859
Gallery
Girella leonina
Girella nigricans
Girella punctata
Girella tephraeops
Girella tricuspidata
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Girella zebra
Girella elevata
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References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Girella in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences