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Odacidae
The Odacidae are a small Family (biology), family of ray-finned fishes commonly known as cales and weed whitings, formerly classified within the Order (biology), order Perciformes. They are related to the much larger families of the wrasses and parrotfish. More recent workers have classified this family within the order Labriformes, alongside the wrasses and parrotfishes, within the clade Percomorpha. Odacids are found in coastal waters off Southern Australia and New Zealand. They include species that feed on small invertebrates, as well as herbivorous grazers, some of which are able to feed on chemically unpleasant varieties of kelp otherwise unpalatable to fish. Genera The following genera are classified in the family Odacidae: *''Haletta'' Gilbert Percy Whitley, Whitley, 1947 *''Heteroscarus'' Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, Castelnau, 1872 *''Neoodax'' Castelnau, 1875 *''Odax'' Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1840 *''Parodax'' John K. Scott, Scott, 1976 (Synonym (taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labriformes
Labriformes is an Order (biology), order of ray-finned fishes within the clade Percomorpha. Some authors include the Labriformes as the clade Labroidei within the Perciformes while others include more Family (biology), families within the Labriformes, such as the cichlids and damselfishes. This order was previously restricted to Wrasse, wrasses, Parrotfish, parrotfishes, Odacidae, cales, and their close relatives, but most recent studies suggest that the Labriformes also contains highly aberrant groups such as the Stargazer (fish), stargazers and Sand lance, sand lances, which are placed in their own suborder. Almost all members of this order are marine, with the only exception being the amphidromous torrentfish of New Zealand. Families The following families are classified within this order, based on Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, Catalog of Fishes (2025): * Order Labriformes ** Suborder Labroidei *** Family Centrogenyidae Henry Weed Fowler, Fowler, 1907 (false scorpionfishes) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |