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 <small> Steindachner, 1898</small> (Juan Fernández nibbler)
- Girella cyanea <small>W. J. Macleay, 1881</small> (Blue drummer)
- Girella elevata <small>W. J. Macleay, 1881</small> (Black drummer, rock blackfish)
- Girella feliciana <small>H. W. Clark, 1938</small>
- Girella fimbriata <small>(McCulloch, 1920)</small> (Caramel drummer)
- Girella freminvillii <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small>
- Girella laevifrons <small>(Tschudi, 1846)</small>
- Girella leonina <small>(J. Richardson, 1846)</small> (Kuromejina)
- Girella mezina <small>D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907</small> (Okinamejina)
- Girella nebulosa <small>Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912</small> (Rapanui nibbler)
- Girella nigricans <small>(Ayres, 1860)</small> (Opaleye)
- Girella punctata <small>J. E. Gray, 1835</small> (Mejina) (Blackeye seabream)
- Girella simplicidens <small>R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916</small> (Gulf opal eye)
- Girella stuebeli <small>Troschel, 1866</small>
- Girella tephraeops <small>(J. Richardson, 1846)</small> (Rock blackfish)
- Girella tricuspidata <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)</small> (Parore, luderick)
- Girella zebra <small>(J. Richardson, 1846)</small> (Zebra fish)
- Girella zonata <small>Günther, 1859</small>
Synonyms
The following list of genus names have all been synonymized with Girella:
- Aplodon <small>Thominot, 1883</small>
- Camarina <small>Ayres, 1860</small>
- Doidyxodon <small>Valenciennes, 1846</small>
- Girellichthys <small>Klunzinger, 1872</small>
- Girellipiscis <small>Whitley, 1931</small>
- Girellops <small>Regan, 1913</small>
- Incisidens <small>T. N. Gill, 1862</small>
- Iredalella <small>Whitley, 1931</small>
- Melambaphes <small>Günther, 1863</small>
- Melanychthys <small>Temminck & Schlegel, 1844</small>
- Neotephraeops <small>Castelnau, 1872</small>
- Tephraeops <small>Günther, 1859</small>
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