Girella is a genus of sea chubs mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Indian and Atlantic oceans.
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
Girella albostriata Steindachner, 1898
Girella cyanea W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Blue drummer)
Girella elevata W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Black drummer)
Girella feliciana H. W. Clark, 1938
Girella fimbriata (McCulloch, 1920) (Caramel drummer)
Girella freminvillii (Valenciennes, 1846)
Girella laevifrons (Tschudi, 1846)
Girella leonina (J. Richardson, 1846) (Kuromejina)
Girella mezina D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1907 (Okinamejina)
Girella nebulosa Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912 (Rapanui nibbler)
Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860) (Opaleye)
Girella punctata J. E. Gray, 1835 (Mejina) (Blackeye seabream)
Girella simplicidens R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916 (Gulf opal eye)
Girella stuebeli Troschel, 1866
Girella tephraeops (J. Richardson, 1846) (Rock blackfish)
Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Parore)
Girella zebra (J. Richardson, 1846) (Zebra fish)
Girella zonata Günther, 1859
The following list of genus names have all been synonymized with Girella:
Aplodon Thominot, 1883
Camarina Ayres, 1860
Doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1846
Girellichthys Klunzinger, 1872
Girellipiscis Whitley, 1931
Girellops Regan, 1913
Incisidens T. N. Gill, 1862
Iredalella Whitley, 1931
Melambaphes Günther, 1863
Melanychthys Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Neotephraeops Castelnau, 1872
Tephraeops Günther, 1859
