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Bluefinned butterfish
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Bluefinned butterfish

Odax cyanoallix

Odax cyanoallix, the bluefinned butterfish, a species of weed whiting 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.

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