Girella leonina

Girella leonina is a species of sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae,[2] native to the Western Central Pacific in areas from Hong Kong to Japan, in waters 1 to 15 meters (3-49 ft) deep, in shallow rocky reefs.[1]

Girella leonina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Species:
G. leonina
Binomial name
Girella leonina
(Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Crenidens leoninus Richardson, 1846

Description and feeding

Girella leonina grows up to 46 centimeters in length with a blackish coloring.[1][3] Its diet is made up of plants and prymnesiophyceae.[4]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Girella leonina" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. Itoi, Shiro; Saito, Takashi; Washio, Sayaka; Shimojo, Mai; Takai, Noriyuki; Yoshihara, Kiyoshi; Sugita, Haruo (12 April 2007). "Speciation of two sympatric coastal fish species, Girella punctata and Girella leonina (Perciformes, Kyphosidae)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 7 (1): 12–19. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.01.002.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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