Butterfish

Odax pullus

Forty Centimeters Wrasse from Australian Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Odax pullus, known by the names greenbone, butterfish or its Māori language name mararī, or rarī, is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae, which is found around New Zealand. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Odax
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and probably Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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