Odax cyanoallix Ayling & Paxton, 1983
Bluefinned butterfish

Family:  Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings)
Max. size:  27 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 16 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: apparently confined to the Three Kings Islands, at the northern tip of New Zealand.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Common along the 25 km coastline of the Three Kings Island group.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 September 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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