Caramel drummer

Girella fimbriata

Kyphosid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Medium
Tropical fish

Girella fimbriata, the caramel drummer, is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to the waters around the Kermadec Islands on reefs at a depth of about 6 metres (20 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Islands.

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