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Family: Odacidae Cales and weed-whitings



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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Haletta semifasciata
[Blue weed whiting]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Heteroscarus acroptilus (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Heteroscarus acroptilus
[Rainbow cale]

Photo by Saunders, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Saunders, B.
 
Neoodax balteatus
[Little weed whiting]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Odax cyanoallix
[Bluefinned butterfish]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Odax pullus (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Odax pullus
[Butterfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Olisthops cyanomelas Richardson, 1850

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Olisthops cyanomelas
[Herring cale]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus argyrophanes
[Tubemouth]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Siphonognathus attenuatus (Ogilby, 1897)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Siphonognathus attenuatus
[Slender weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus beddomei
[Pencil weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus caninis
[Sharpnose weed whiting]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Siphonognathus radiatus
[Long-rayed weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus tanyourus
[Longtail weed whiting]
12 Species of Family Odacidae
(Cales and weed-whitings)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Haletta semifasciata Blue weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean and 29 SL
1846 Heteroscarus acroptilus Rainbow cale Eastern Indian Ocean 24 SL
1840 Neoodax balteatus Little weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 14 SL
1983 Odax cyanoallix Bluefinned butterfish Southwest Pacific 27 SL
1801 Odax pullus Butterfish Southwest Pacific 40 SL
1850 Olisthops cyanomelas Herring cale Eastern Indian Ocean 35 SL
1858 Siphonognathus argyrophanes Tubemouth Eastern Indian Ocean 40 SL
1897 Siphonognathus attenuatus Slender weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 12 SL
1885 Siphonognathus beddomei Pencil weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 12 SL
1976 Siphonognathus caninis Sharpnose weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL
1834 Siphonognathus radiatus Long-rayed weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 18 SL
1986 Siphonognathus tanyourus Longtail weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 11 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013