Bluefinned butterfish

The bluefinned butterfish, Odax cyanoallix, a cale of the genus Odax, is found only around Three Kings Islands which is about 80 kilometres north of New Zealand, in shallow reef areas where there is abundant brown seaweed.

The Bluefinned butterfish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 16 - 16 m environment.

The bluefinned butterfish, Odax cyanoallix, a cale of the genus Odax, is found only around Three Kings Islands which is about 80 kilometres north of New Zealand, in shallow reef areas where there is abundant brown seaweed. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm. More

The bluefinned butterfish is rarely seen, being restricted in distribution to the Three Kings Islands and Northland. Butterfishes (Odacinae) are a small subfamily of wrasse-like fishes occurring off New Zealand and southern Australia. Two species are found off New Zealand. More

bluefinned butterfish live in rockpools, 60 per cent of them found only in New Zealand and nowhere else. More

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Common names

Bluefinned butterfish in English
青岩鱚 in Chinese (中文)
青岩鱚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Odacidae
Genus : Odax
Species : Odax cyanoallix
Authority : Ayling and Paxton, 1983