Girellinae

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Nibblers
Girella fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Kyphosidae Subfamily: Girellinae
Genera
Girella Graus See text for species.

Nibblers are fishes in a subfamily, Girellinae, of sea chubs in the order Perciformes.

[edit] Species

There are 18 species in two genera:

• Genus Girella
  • Girella albostriata Steindachner, 1898.
  • New Zealand bluefish, Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881.
  • Black drummer, Girella elevata Macleay, 1881.
  • Girella feliciana Clark, 1938.
  • Girella fimbriata (McCulloch, 1920).
  • Girella freminvillii (Valenciennes, 1846).
  • Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846).
  • Girella mezina Jordan & Starks, 1907.
  • Girella nebulosa Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912.
  • Opaleye, Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860).
  • Girella punctata Gray, 1835.
  • Gulf opal eye, Girella simplicidens Osburn & Nichols, 1916.
  • Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866.
  • Rock blackfish, Girella tephraeops (Richardson, 1846).
  • Parore, Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824).
  • Zebra fish, Girella zebra (Richardson, 1846).
  • Girella zonata Günther, 1859.
• Genus Graus
  • Graus nigra Philippi, 1887.