Herring cale

Herring cale
Terminal phase (top)
Initial phase (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.


  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.