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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Blue drummer

Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Blue drummer (Girella cyanea) is a ray-finned fish of the family Kyphosidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 20 cm. With a trophic level of 2, it is a herbivore or detritivore.

Scientific Name
Girella cyanea
Authority
Macleay, 1881
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
20 cm
Trophic Level
2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Blue drummer is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blue drummer is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

algae
aquatic plants
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 6 - ? m . Temperate Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island and New Zealand (including Kermadec Islands).

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01479 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Macleay, 1881

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