Mezina Nibbler

Amazing fact

Mezina nibblers have cross-bands on their sides.

沖縄美ら海水族館

Mezina Nibbler in its habitat (illustration)

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An illustration based on the real animal.

A little discovery to share.

Mezina nibblers have cross-bands on their sides.

Source沖縄美ら海水族館 — オキナメジナ

THE REAL WORLD

The real Mezina Nibbler

Scientific name: Girella mezina
Japanese name: オキナメジナ
Group: Ocean animals

Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella

Facts about the real animal.

It lives along Japan's Pacific coast from the outer Boso area of Chiba to southern Kyushu, around the Goto and Amami Islands, and in Taiwan.

鳥羽水族館 — オキナメジナ

It lives on rocky reefs along the coast and in river mouths.

鳥羽水族館 — オキナメジナ

Young fish are seen in small schools, while adults are seen alone or in small groups.

鳥羽水族館 — オキナメジナ

How the Mezina Nibbler lives

It is active during the day. It is active from midwater up toward the surface. In Indonesia, it lives mainly on deep rocky reefs beside strong currents.

農業部（農業知識入口網）鳥羽水族館

Basic data

Range: Pacific coast from outer Boso to southern Kyushu, Goto Islands, Amami Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, and elsewhere

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Where the Mezina Nibbler has been recorded

Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF

Where it livesJapan Asia Coasts

Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.

Names around the world

日本語: オキナメジナ
简体中文: 绿带鱾
繁體中文: 黃帶瓜子鱲
한국어: 양벵에돔
Español: Chopa mezina
Português (Brasil): Girela-do-norte

Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.

Sources and how we check

We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.

The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.

The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.

This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.

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