Rainbow cale

Rainbow cale
A male rainbow cale
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Hypsigenyinae
Genus:	Heteroscarus Castelnau, 1872
Species:	H. acroptilus
Binomial name
Heteroscarus acroptilus (J. Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
Scarus acroptilus J. Richardson, 1846 Odax acroptilus (J. Richardson, 1846) Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872 Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872 Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875 Heteroscarus castelnaui W. J. Macleay, 1878 Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884 Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885 Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888

The rainbow cale (Heteroscarus acroptilus) is a species of weed whiting endemic to Australia where it is found in marine waters along the southern coast.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Heteroscarus acroptilus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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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). "Heteroscarus acroptilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190675A17773590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190675A17773590.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Heteroscarus acroptilus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.