Opaleye (Girella nigricans)

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Girella nigricans

(Ayres, 1860)

Opaleye

Also known as: Opaleye Sea Chub, Rudderfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Kyphosidae

Where to find it

common

United States (California)

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