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Odax
Odax pullus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Odacidae
Genus:	Odax Valenciennes, 1840
Type species
Scarus pullus J. R. Forster, 1801
Synonyms
Coregonoides J. Richardson, 1843 Coridodax Günther, 1862

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.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Odax cyanoallix Ayling & Paxton, 1983 (Bluefinned butterfish)
• Odax pullus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Butterfish)

In addition to these, the Australian herring cale has frequently been placed in this genus.

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Odax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
2. Bailly, Nicolas. "2014". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Odax". FishBase. February 2014 version.
4. Australian Museum: Herring cale, Odax cyanomelas. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

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