title: Girella
text: # 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
  