Bluefinned butterfish
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The bluefinned butterfish, Odax cyanoallix, a cale
Cale
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 of the genus Odax, is found only around Three Kings Islands
Three Kings Islands
The Three Kings Islands or Manawa Islands are a group of 13 islands about northwest of Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. They measure about 4.86 km² in area...

 which is about 80 kilometres north of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, in shallow reef areas where there is abundant brown seaweed. Its length is between 20 and 35 cm.
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