Girella leonina explained

Girella leonina is a species of sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae,^[1] native to the Western Central Pacific in areas from Hong Kong to Japan, in waters 1 to 15 meters (3-49 ft) deep, in shallow rocky reefs.

Description and feeding

Girella leonina grows up to 46 centimeters in length with a blackish coloring.^[2] Its diet is made up of plants and prymnesiophyceae.^[3]

References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846). www.marinespecies.org. 2019-03-31.
2. Itoi . Shiro . Saito . Takashi . Washio . Sayaka . Shimojo . Mai . Takai . Noriyuki . Yoshihara . Kiyoshi . Sugita . Haruo . Speciation of two sympatric coastal fish species, Girella punctata and Girella leonina (Perciformes, Kyphosidae) . Organisms Diversity & Evolution . 12 April 2007 . 7 . 1 . 12–19 . 10.1016/j.ode.2006.01.002 . free . 2007ODivE...7...12I .
3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Life. eol.org. 2019-03-31.