Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Girellidae

Genus: Girella

Species: Girella simplicidens Osburn & Nichols, 1916

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Forms big schools in shallow rocky areas that are rich in algae. Feeds on algae and small invertebrates.

Habitat

benthopelagic