Girella is a genus of ray-finned fish mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Atlantic oceans.[
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Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
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Girella albostriata Steindachner, 1898 (Juan Fernández nibbler)
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Girella cyanea W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Blue drummer)
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Girella elevata W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Black drummer, rock blackfish)
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Girella feliciana H. W. Clark, 1938
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Girella fimbriata (McCulloch, 1920) (Caramel drummer)
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Girella freminvillii (Valenciennes, 1846)
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Girella laevifrons (Tschudi, 1846)
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Girella leonina (J. Richardson, 1846) (Kuromejina)
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Girella mezina D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907 (Okinamejina)
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Girella nebulosa Kendall & Lewis Radcliffe, 1912 (Rapanui nibbler)
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Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860) (Opaleye)
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Girella punctata J. E. Gray, 1835 (Mejina) (Blackeye seabream)
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Girella simplicidens R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916 (Gulf opal eye)
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Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866
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Girella tephraeops (J. Richardson, 1846) (Rock blackfish)
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Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Parore, luderick)
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Girella zebra (J. Richardson, 1846) (Zebra fish)
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Girella zonata Günther, 1859
Synonyms
The following list of genus names have all been synonymized with Girella:[Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences]
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Aplodon Thominot, 1883
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Camarina Ayres, 1860
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Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846
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Girellichthys Klunzinger, 1872
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Girellipiscis Whitley, 1931
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Girellops Regan, 1913
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Incisidens T. N. Gill, 1862
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Iredalella Whitley, 1931
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Melambaphes Günther, 1863
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Melanychthys Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
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Neotephraeops Castelnau, 1872
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Tephraeops Günther, 1859
Gallery
File:Onaga.jpg| Girella leonina
File:Girellanigricans.jpg| Girella nigricans
File:Gure.jpg| Girella punctata
File:Girella tephraeops P1031231.JPG| Girella tephraeops
File:Girella tricuspidata and Atypichthys strigatus.jpg| Girella tricuspidata
File:Girella zebra PC260079.JPG| Girella zebra
File:Girella elevata.jpg| Girella elevata
