Family Odacidae - Cales and weed-whitings
  Order
:
Odacidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 6 | Species : 12 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Coastal. Distribution: Australia and New Zealand. Jaw teeth fused or parrotlike. Spines in dorsal fin 14-23. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 4 (one species lacking pelvic fin). Scales usually of small to moderate size. Lateral line with about 30-87 scales.
  Etymology
:
Greek, odax, -akos = with the teeth, derived from "odaxao" = to bite ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Odacidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Odax pullus (Forster, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Scarus pullus Forster, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Callyodon coregonoides Parkinson, 1843
ambiguousotheroriginal
Odax vittatus Richardson & Solander, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal
Coregonoides vittatus Solander, 1843
ambiguousotheroriginal
Odax cyanoallix Ayling & Paxton, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Olisthops cyanomelas Richardson, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
Odax cyanomelas (Richardson, 1850)
synonymseniornew
Olistherops brunneus Macleay, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Olistherops brownii Johnston, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax nebulosus Saville-Kent, 1893
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
acceptedseniornew
Malacanthus radiatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
synonymseniororiginal
Cheilio lineatus Valenciennes, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax frenatus Günther, 1862
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax pusillus Castelnau, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal
Pseudoscarus dumerilii Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Siphonognathus beddomei (Johnston, 1885)
acceptedseniornew
Odax beddomei Johnston, 1885
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Odax attenuatus Ogilby, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Parodax caninis Scott, 1976
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Siphonognathus tanyourus Gomon & Paxton, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteroscarus acroptilus (Richardson, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
Odax balteatus Valenciennes, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
Odax algensis Richardson, 1840
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax obscurus Castelnau, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
Neoodax waterhousii Castelnau, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax brunneus Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840)
acceptedseniornew
Odax semifasciatus Valenciennes, 1840
synonymseniororiginal
Julis dringii Richardson, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax richardsonii Günther, 1862
synonymjuniororiginal
! Odax richardsoni Günther, 1862
synonymjuniororiginal
Odax hyrtlii Steindachner, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
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