Girella

Girella
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

See Text

Girella punctata
Girella leonina

Girella is a genus of sea chubs mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Indian and Atlantic oceans.[1]

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Synonyms

The following list of genus names have all been synonymized with Girella:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Girella in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences
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