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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Genus: | Girella |
| Species: | G. leonina
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| Binomial name | |
| Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crenidens leoninus Richardson, 1846 | |
Description and feeding edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Girella leonina" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Girella leonina (Richardson, 1846)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.