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