Odax
Odax is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, weed whitings from the family Odacidae which are native to the Pacific waters of New Zealand.
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| Odax pullus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsigenyinae |
| Genus: | Odax Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Scarus pullus J. R. Forster, 1801[1]
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
- Odax cyanoallix Ayling & Paxton, 1983 (Bluefinned butterfish)
- Odax pullus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Greenbone)
References
- Australian Museum: Herring cale, Odax cyanomelas. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Odax in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Odax. Catalog of FishesCalifornia Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas. 2014. WoRMSWorld Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 February 2020.