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Girella zebra Zebra fish

Girella zebrais commonly referred to as Zebra fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien

Foto: Rottnest Island, Westküste Australien

/ 17.02.2017
Courtesy of the author Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14438 
AphiaID:
280871 
Scientific:
Girella zebra 
German:
Zebra Steuerbarsch 
English:
Zebra Fish 
Category:
Sea chubs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Centrarchiformes (Order) > Kyphosidae (Family) > Girella (Genus) > zebra (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Richardson, ), 1846 
Occurrence:
Bass Strait, New South Wales (Australia), South Atlantic, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 
Sea depth:
0 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Estuaries (river mouths), Rocky reefs 
Size:
up to 13.39" (34 cm) 
Temperature:
53.6 °F - 22,7 °F (12°C - 22,7°C) 
Food:
Algae, Aquatic plant, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-01-29 16:57:55 

Info

Girella zebra is a harmless algae and aquatic herbivore, it inhabits shallow rocky reefs, sandy and weedy flats, but is also found in estuaries.
It is easily recognized by its yellow fins and the eight dagger-shaped stripes on its body.

Girella zebra is often found in schools of 5-30 individuals on shallow, sheltered reefs, especially near boulder fields.

Synonyms:
Crenidens zebra Richardson, 1846
Girellichthys zebra (Richardson, 1846)
Melambaphes guentheri Gull, 1863
Melambaphes zebra (Richardson, 1846)

Scientific paper

  1. Pholeohedra overstreeti n. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Haploporidae) from Girella zebra (Kyphosidae) in South Australia, Thomas H. Cribb; Sylvie P. Pichelin; Rodney A. Bray, 1998

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.
  3. Homepage Glen Whisson (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.
  4. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.

Pictures

Semiadult

Foto: Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Süd-Australien

Group of fishes

Foto: Rottnest Island, Westküste Australien

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