Rainbow cale

Heteroscarus acroptilus

Twenty Four Centimeters Wrasse of the Eastern Indian Ocean

Rainbow cale is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 24 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Heteroscarus
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern coast of Australia: Bacon Island, Western Australia to Newcastle, New South Wales; including the northern coast of Tasmania to as far as St. Helens.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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