Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Odacidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
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Genus Olisthops
J. Richardson, 1850 Similar Heteroscarus acroptilus, Odacidae, Odax |
Olisthops cyanomelas, the herring cale, is a species of weed whiting endemic to Australia where it is found along the southern and south eastern 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. This species is the only known member of the genus Olisthops, but it has frequently been placed in Odax instead.
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