Smallscale Blackfish is a rocky shore fish of the northwestern Pacific, outside U.S. waters. It has a short, deep body, a small mouth, and a tail with a shallow notch.
Appearance
Appearance
It has a short, deep body, a small mouth, and a tail with a shallow notch. Adults have larger scales than the similar Blackedge Nibbler (Girella leonina).
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Rocky coastal reefs
Range
Its known wild range is in the northwestern Pacific, around Japan, Taiwan, and the East China Sea, outside U.S. waters.
Behavior
Diet
In its East Asian range, it eats algae and small shore animals.
Name and classification
About the name
Girella melanichthys is an older scientific name, but older sources also used it for Blackedge Nibbler. It is also called largescale blackfish.