Herring Cale
Olisthops cyanomelas
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 830
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Labridae, which is endemic to Australia where it is found along the southern and southeastern coast. It inhabits the surf zone, ranging to a depth of 30 m (100 ft) in rocky areas with plentiful growth of brown algae, which it feeds on. This species grows to a length of 51 cm (20 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Olisthops, but it has frequently been placed in Odax instead.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Herring cale”.