Girella Explained

Girella is a genus of sea chubs mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Atlantic oceans.

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

• 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:^[1]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences