Rainbow cale
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| A male rainbow cale | |
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| Genus: | Heteroscarus Castelnau, 1872
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| Species: | H. acroptilus
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| Heteroscarus acroptilus (J. Richardson, 1846)
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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. It inhabits rocky reefs that have plentiful growth of brown algae and also in beds of seagrass, particularly those of the genus Posidonia.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ 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. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 09 March 2014.
- ^ Bray, Dianne. "Rainbow Cale, Odax acroptilus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroscarus acroptilus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
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