Zebrafish

About

Easily recognised with the pale yellow fins, pale silvery body with eight to nine dagger shaped bars tapering it. It occurs abundantly in schools of 5–30.

This fish has a long based dorsal fin and a large forked caudal fin and it has a small mouth

This species is listed under two different families Girellidae (Nibblers) & Kyphosidae (Sea chubs), Some authorities raise the subfamilies to full family status as the families Girellidae, Kyphosidae, Microacanthidae and Scorpididae and do not support the monophyly of the Kyphosidae. It appears that in Australia we support the Girellidae as it's family although either are accpetable

Size

Grows to a maximum of around 54cm

Habitat

Bays, estuaries and coastal reefs, in depths of up to 20 meters locally common species along the shoreline reefs

Distribution

Endemic to the southern half of Australia, from Clarence River, New South Wales, to Port Denison, Western Australia, and Tasmania

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Local Sightings

2 recorded sightings in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

1. Bray, D.J. 2018, Girella zebra in Fishes of Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)