Girella Gray [J. E.] 1835:Pl. 98 (v. 2) [ref. 1878]. Fem. Girella punctata Gray 1835. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Girella Gray 1835 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:165 [ref. 6441], Gomon et al. 1994:613 [ref. 22532], Yagishita & Nakabo 2000:120 [ref. 24523], Carpenter 2001:3298 [ref. 26122], Yagishita & Nakabo 2003:358 [ref. 27519], Parin 2003:S14 [ref. 28536], Hoese & Bray 2006:1319 [ref. 29000], Pequeño & Sáez 2008:101 [ref. 30076], Gomon 2008:600 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Valid as Girella Gray 1835. Kyphosidae: Girellinae.