Girella


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
  • Girella cyanea W. J. Macleay, 1881
  • Girella elevata W. J. Macleay, 1881
  • Girella feliciana H. W. Clark, 1938
  • Girella fimbriata
  • Girella freminvillii
  • Girella laevifrons
  • Girella leonina
  • Girella mezina D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907
  • Girella nebulosa Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912
  • Girella nigricans
  • Girella punctata J. E. Gray, 1835
  • Girella simplicidens R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916
  • Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866
  • Girella tephraeops
  • Girella tricuspidata
  • Girella zebra
  • 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