Black drummer

Girella elevata

Fish Reaching Sixty Two Centimeters in Southwest Pacific

Black
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Large
Tropical fish

Girella elevata, the rock blackfish, Eastern rock blackfish, black rockfish or Eastern rock blackfish drummer is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean around eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.

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