Girella cyanea

About this species

Girella cyanea, also known as the blue drummer or Australian bluefish, is a species of sea chub native to inshore waters, around 6 metres (20 ft) depth, from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Sightings were first recorded in 1881 but the species made its debut in scientific publications in 1919 in Theodore Roughly's Fishes of Australia and Their Technology.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 39 records
February: 72 records
March: 41 records
April: 39 records
May: 36 records
June: 21 records
July: 10 records
August: 8 records
September: 19 records
October: 25 records
November: 34 records
December: 60 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–26 m · Deepest record: 49 m

0–10 m: 35 records
10–20 m: 29 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–23 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 31 records
18–20 °C: 10 records
20–22 °C: 134 records
22–24 °C: 11 records

Photos

(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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Names and classification

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
190 open-data records from 1936 to 2023.