Girella elevata
Black Drummer
©Sascha Schulz
©Harry Rosenthal
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Kyphosidae
Genus
Girella
Species
Girella elevata
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 62 cm (TL)
Depth range
- From 0 m to 25 m - applies to Common very shallow under wash on rocky ledges.
Synonyms
Comments
Their diet includes cunjevoi, red bait crab and cabbage seaweed. They have very large gut tracks to digest algae, hence the common name "PIG". They are a tough fighter, using their strong swimming tail to hide under rock ledges or in crevices often cutting line off on the edge of rocks. Common target for spearfishers in winter when there is not much around.
by Damon Bolton
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Forms large schools 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.
