Parore (Girella tricuspidata)

Scientific name: Girella tricuspidata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Parore (Girella tricuspidata)

The Parore (Girella tricuspidata) is a brackish-water fish of the family Kyphosidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southeastern Australia (southern Queensland to South Australia) and New Zealand.

Biology

They favor estuarine (including mangroves), rocky reef and inshore, coastal water habitats. They flourish in seagrass areas. Ludericks are moderately sedentary, schooling fish. They are herbivorous and feed primarily on seagrasses. Filamentous algae and cabbage weed also form part of their diet. Marketed as fresh fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Girella tricuspidata
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
71.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
20 m (66 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: southeastern Australia (southern Queensland to South Australia) and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2; Fec=300,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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