Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Odacidae
Genus: Odax
Species: O. cyanoallix – O. cyanomelas – O. pullus
Name
Odax Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840: 299
Type species: Scarus pullus Forster, 1801
Type by subsequent designation
Gender: masculine
References
Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Histoire naturelle des poissons, 14 : i–xxii + 2 pp. + 1–464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389–420. [Valenciennes authored volume. i–xx + 1–344 in Strasbourg edition. Published as 1839.]
Gomon, M.F., Glover, J.C.M. & Kuiter, R.H. 1994. (Eds.) The fishes of Australia's south coast. Flora and Fauna of South Australia Handbooks Committee. State Printer, Adelaide. 992 pp. Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Butterfishes
Odax cyanomelas (Olisthops cyanomelas )
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.[3]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
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.[4]
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Odax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Bailly, Nicolas. "2014". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Odax". FishBase. February 2014 version.
Australian Museum: Herring cale, Odax cyanomelas. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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