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Odax pullus
Sign in to saveOdax 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.
Species
Least ConcernGreen-boned Butterfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOdacidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Odacidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, AM, NRM, ANSP, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Unknown Or Invalid, Nouvelle-Zelande
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Names
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Diet
- In a human context
- References
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.
==Names== Odax pullus is commonly known in English as the greenbone, the butterfish or the greenbone butterfish. In the indigenous Māori language, the species has several names: , , , and .
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