New Zealand bluefish

Girella cyanea

Twenty Centimeters Kyphosid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Blue
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

Girella cyanea, also known as the blue drummer or Australian bluefish, is a species of sea chub native to inshore waters, around 6 metres (20 ft) depth, from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Sightings were first recorded in 1881 but the species made its debut in scientific publications in 1919 in Theodore Roughly's Fishes of Australia and Their Technology.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island and New Zealand (including Kermadec Islands).

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