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Odacidae

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	Name	Odacidae
	Regnum	Animal ia
	Phylum	Chordata
	Classis	Actinopterygii
	Ordo	Perciformes
	Familia	'''Odacidae'''
	Subdivision Ranks	Genera

Odacidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes , commonly known as '''cales''' and '''weed-whitings'''. They are found in coastal waters off Australia and New Zealand .

GENERA

There are twelve species in four genera.

Genus '' Haletta '' Whitley, 1947

--- Blue Weed Whiting , '' Haletta Semifasciata '' ( Valenciennes , 1840).

Genus '' Neoodax '' Castelnau , 1875

--- '' Neoodax Balteatus '' ( Valenciennes , 1840).

Genus '' Odax '' Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes , 1840

--- Rainbow Cale , '' Odax Acroptilus '' ( Richardson , 1846).

--- Bluefinned Butterfish , '' Odax Cyanoallix '' Ayling & Paxton, 1983.

--- '' Odax Cyanomelas '' ( Richardson , 1850).

--- Greenbone , '' Odax Pullus '' ( Forster , 1801).

Genus '' Siphonognathus '' Richardson , 1858

--- Tubemouth , '' Siphonognathus Argyrophanes '' Richardson , 1858.

--- Slender Weed Whiting , '' Siphonognathus Attenuatus '' ( Ogilby , 1897).

--- '' Siphonognathus Beddomei '' (Johnston, 1885).

--- '' Siphonognathus Caninis '' (Scott, 1976).

--- Long-rayed Weed Whiting , '' Siphonognathus Radiatus '' ( Quoy & Gaimard , 1834).

--- '' Siphonognathus Tanyourus '' Gomon & Paxton, 1986.

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