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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs
Subfamily: Girellinae
Genus: Girella

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)

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Southeast Pacific
 
Girella albostriata
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Girella cyanea
[Blue drummer]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Girella elevata
[Black drummer]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Girella feliciana
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Girella fimbriata
[Caramel drummer]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Girella freminvillii
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 38.3 cm TL
Girella laevifrons (Tschudi, 1846)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Girella laevifrons
[]

Photo by Stender, K.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm SL
Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Stender, K.
 
Girella leonina
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Girella mezina Jordan & Starks, 1907

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Girella mezina
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Girella nebulosa Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Girella nebulosa
[Rapanui nibbler]

Photo by Shelton, J.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860)

Photo by Shelton, J.
 
Girella nigricans
[Opaleye]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Girella punctata Gray, 1835

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Girella punctata
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Girella simplicidens Osburn & Nichols, 1916

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Girella simplicidens
[Gulf opal eye]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Girella stuebeli
[]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Girella tephraeops (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Girella tephraeops
[Rock blackfish]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm FL
Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Girella tricuspidata
[Parore]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Girella zebra (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Girella zebra
[Zebra fish]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Girella zonata
[]
18 Species of Family Kyphosidae with Genus Girella
(Sea chubs)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1898 Girella albostriata Southeast Pacific
1881 Girella cyanea Blue drummer Southwest Pacific 20 SL
1881 Girella elevata Black drummer Southwest Pacific 62 TL
1938 Girella feliciana Southeast Pacific
1920 Girella fimbriata Caramel drummer Southwest Pacific 36 TL
1846 Girella freminvillii Southeast Pacific 45 TL
1846 Girella laevifrons Southeast Pacific 38.3 TL
1846 Girella leonina Western Central Pacific 46 SL
1907 Girella mezina Western Pacific 45 TL
1912 Girella nebulosa Rapanui nibbler Southeast Pacific 30 NG
1860 Girella nigricans Opaleye Eastern Central Pacific 66 TL
1835 Girella punctata Northwest Pacific 50 TL
1916 Girella simplicidens Gulf opal eye Eastern Central Pacific 46 TL
1866 Girella stuebeli Eastern Central Atlantic 24 TL
1846 Girella tephraeops Rock blackfish Eastern Indian Ocean 61 TL
1824 Girella tricuspidata Parore Western Pacific 71 FL
1846 Girella zebra Zebra fish Indo-Pacific 34 TL
1859 Girella zonata Eastern Atlantic 21 TL



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