Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Girellidae

Genus: Girella

Species: Girella elevata Macleay, 1881

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Large schools form in the vicinity of rocky outcrops and in harbors under jetties. Juveniles found in estuaries, mainly in seagrass areas. Secretive during the day, among rocks and hiding in caves and ledges (Ref. 9002). A popular angling fish in southern Queensland and New South Wales (Ref. 33839).

Habitat

benthopelagic