Girella is a genus of ray-finned fish 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 (Juan Fernández nibbler) 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:Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences
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
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