Rainbow cale

Rainbow cale
A male rainbow cale
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [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 [2]
Scarus acroptilusJ. Richardson, 1846 Odax acroptilus(J. Richardson, 1846) Heteroscarus filamentosusCastelnau, 1872 Heteroscarus modestusCastelnau, 1872 Pseudoscarus modestusCastelnau, 1875 Heteroscarus castelnaui W. J. Macleay, 1878 Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884 Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885 Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888

Heteroscarus acroptilus, the rainbow cale, is a species of weed whiting endemic to Australia where it is found in marine waters along the southern coast. ^[3] It inhabits rocky reefs that have plentiful growth of brown algae and also in beds of seagrass, particularly those of the genus Posidonia . ^[4] It occurs at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species grows to a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus. ^[2]

References

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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroscarus acroptilus". FishBase . August 2019 version.
3. "Species Heteroscarus acroptilus Richardson 1846". FishWisePro. 1846. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
4. Bray, Dianne. "Rainbow Cale, Odax acroptilus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.