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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Odacidae |
Genus: | Olisthops |
Species: | O. cyanomelas
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Binomial name | |
Olisthops cyanomelas
J. Richardson, 1850
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The herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae 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 (98 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. [2] This species is the only known member of the genus Olisthops, [3] but it has frequently been placed in Odax instead. [2]
Herring cale | |
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Terminal phase above, initial phase below | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Odacidae |
Genus: | Olisthops |
Species: | O. cyanomelas
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Binomial name | |
Olisthops cyanomelas
J. Richardson, 1850
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Synonyms | |
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The herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Odacidae 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 (98 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. [2] This species is the only known member of the genus Olisthops, [3] but it has frequently been placed in Odax instead. [2]