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Labridae
Herring cale
Olisthops cyanomelas
Thirty Five Centimeters Wrasse of the Indian Ocean
The herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting from the family Labridae, which is endemic to Australia where it is found along the southern and southeastern coast. It inhabits the surf zone, ranging to a depth of 30 m (100 ft) in rocky areas with plentiful growth of brown algae, which it feeds on. This species grows to a length of 51 cm (20 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Olisthops, but it has frequently been placed in Odax instead.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Unnamed Order
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Olisthops
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia to Angourie Point, northern New South Wales (probably southern Queensland).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

