Largescale blackfish

Girella punctata

Kyphosid Fish from Taiwanese Waters

Largescale blackfish is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido southward (except the Ryukyu Islands) to Japan, Taiwan and the East China Sea.

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