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Australian bluefish

Girella cyanea

Seabook: Australian bluefish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

30 m

Description

Girella cyanea, also known as the blue drummer or Australian bluefish, is a species of sea chub native to inshore waters, around 6 metres (20 ft) depth, from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Sightings were first recorded in 1881 but the species made its debut in scientific publications in 1919 in Theodore Rough... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
black
grey
yellow
blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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