Herring cale

Herring cale
Terminal phase (top) Initial phase (bottom)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Hypsigenyinae
Genus:	Olisthops Richardson, 1850
Species:	O. cyanomelas
Binomial name
Olisthops cyanomelas Richardson, 1850
Synonyms
Odax cyanomelas (Richardson, 1850) Olistherops brunneus Macleay, 1878 Olistherops brownii Johnston, 1884 Odax nebulosus Saville-Kent, 1893

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.

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1. ↑ Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Olisthops cyanomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190679A17774029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190679A17774029.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.