Scientific Name
Girella leonina  
Pronounce  
Girella leonina小鱗瓜子鱲
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Richardson, 1846) Depth 1 - 30M
Chinese 小鱗瓜子鱲 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese Economic Fish Yes 
Family F391 Kyphosidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 小鱗黑魢 
Max Length 46 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 黑毛、烏毛(澎湖)、黑番(澎湖)、紅皮囊(澎湖) 
Distribution in World Japan to China Sea   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Canton, China 
Synonyms Crenidens leoninus, Girella melanichthys   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Richardson, J. 1846 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 2001 
Specimen List ASIZP0072781. ASIZP0072782. ASIZP0072791. ASIZP0073629. ASIZP0700179. ASIZP0805453. ASIZP0805454. ASIZP0805463. ASIZP0915453. ASIZP0915454. ASIZP0915463. ASIZP0916249. FRIP21344. FRIP21465. NTMP0067.  
Barcode2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name Nibbler; Girella; Small scale black fish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body oblong. Mouth small, not extending posteriorly beyond eye; upper lip thin; maxilla covered by suborbital; outer teeth in jaws mostly tricupsid incisors. Single dorsal fin with XIV to XV spines and 12 to 16 soft rays (usually XV,14-15); anal fin with III spines and 12-14 soft rays (usually 13); pelvic fins inserted just under or distinctly just posterior to pectoral-fin base; caudal fin broadly forked. Scales small, ctenoid, extending onto cheeks and upper part of opercles, and bases of dorsal and anal fins but not covering most of soft portion of dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line scales 57-65. Body uniformly dark bluish grey to greenish grey above and silvery below; posterior margin of opercle black.
habitats Coastal and estuarine, mostly on hard substrate bottoms that support algal growth, from the intertidal zone to a depth of about 25 m. Feed on encrusting and floating algae and incidentally on small crustaceans. 
Distribution Northwest Pacific from Hong Kong to Japan. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan. 
Utility Food fish; marketed fresh.