New Zealand bluefish

New Zealand bluefish
New Zealand bluefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Girella
Species: G. cyanea
Binomial name
Girella cyanea
Macleay, 1881

The New Zealand bluefish, Girella cyanea, a sea chub of the genus Girella, is found off south east Australia and around the North Island of New Zealand, in broken rocky reef areas. Its length is between 30 and 75 cm, and may weigh up to 9 kg.

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