Girella
# Girella

Girella is a genus of sea chubs 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
* 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:

* 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

## Gallery

* Girella leonina
* Girella nigricans
* Girella punctata
* Girella tephraeops
* Girella tricuspidata (top)
* Girella zebra
* Girella elevata
