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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
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOdacidae
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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 .