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Genus Family: Kyphosidae 🍽️ 5 Edible 🎣 3 Game Fish

Girella

Species
20
Max Length
71 cm
Max Weight
4.0 kg
Max Lifespan
24 yrs
Avg Trophic
2.18
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Kyphosidae
Genus
Girella

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
20

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
VU
Least Concern 4
Vulnerable 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
1 spp.
Chile
1 spp.
New Zealand
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
30 m