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.

References

---

Odacidae

Australinės lūpažuvės | Odacidae | Odacidae