Scientific Name
Girella mezina  
Pronounce  
Girella mezina黃帶瓜子鱲
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Jordan & Starks, 1907 Depth 1 - 30M
Chinese 黃帶瓜子鱲 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese Economic Fish Yes 
Family F391 Kyphosidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 綠帶魢 
Max Length 45 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 黑毛、烏目仔(澎湖)、縖腰(澎湖)、厚唇仔(蘇澳) 
Distribution in World Japan to China Sea   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、North、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS. 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Ryukyu Is. 
Synonyms  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1907 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0055643. ASIZP0055644. ASIZP0055808. ASIZP0058703. ASIZP0062836. ASIZP0063501. ASIZP0065712. ASIZP0065713. ASIZP0073259. ASIZP0700258. ASIZP0800884. ASIZP0800885. ASIZP0805734. ASIZP0910884. ASIZP0910885. ASIZP0915734. FRIP20008. FRIP22302. NTOUP200711-038. NTOUP200711-046. NTUM00916. USNM00233894. USNM00281468.  
Barcode2008-08-05,鄭惇遠,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Nibbler 
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 spines and 12 to 14 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 11 soft rays; pelvic fins inserted just under or distinctly just posterior to pectoral-fin base; caudal fin broadly forked. Scales small, ctenoid, extending onto cheeks and all of opercles, and bases of dorsal and anal fins but not covering most of soft portion of dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line scales 47-53. Body uniformly dark bluish grey to greenish grey above and silvery below; one bright yellow vertical band at middle when alive.
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 Western Pacific from Japan southward to the China seas. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan. 
Utility Food fish; marketed fresh.