Bluefinned butterfish

Odax cyanoallix

Algae Feeding Wrasse of New Zealand Waters

Blue
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

The bluefinned butterfish (Odax cyanoallix) a species of marine ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae, which is found only around Three Kings Islands about 80 km north of New Zealand. It is found in shallow reef areas where brown seaweed is abundant. This species can reach a length of 27 centimetres (11 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Odax
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: apparently confined to the Three Kings Islands, at the northern tip of New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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