Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:801565cb-e2a9-4f0a-b15b-8ddd3985da12

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Rock Cale has a small head with a blunt snout, which give it a "hunchbacked" appearance. It has large pectoral fins with thickened lower rays. Its colouration varies from yellowish-brown in females to bluish-black in males. There is lighter mottling on the body and pale spots on all the fins. Adults have a dark saddle below the first dorsal fin and a row of white blotches on the sides.... source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness - Sightings: Images, Occurrence record
Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Range: 171.396; Common_Name: Rock cale;; Distribution: South-eastern Australia; Life_History: Larvae settle on the bottom at >9.5 mm BL.; Habitat: Rocky reef; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Max_size: 450 mm; Description: It usually sits on a coralline algal turf and can also wedge itself in crevices during large wave sets; Threats: No major threats to this species are known; Frequency: 24.834; Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade; Diet: Benthic Algae/weeds; Behaviour: It usually sits on a coralline algal turf and can also wedge itself in crevices during large wave sets; Depth: 0-10 m; Abundance: 4.946; Synonyms: Crinodus lophodon; similar_species: The species is distinguished from related fishes by its small rounded head and white spots on the fins

Images

Aplodactylus lophodon
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Licence: CC Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images

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Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness - Sightings

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Aplodactylus lophodon	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Crinodus lophodon (Gunther, 1859)	Australian Faunal Directory
Crinodus lophodon (Gunther, 1859)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Gill, T.N. 1862. Synopsis of the family of cirrhitoids. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Vol. 14 (3) pp. 102-122
Haplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Günther, A. 1859. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae London : British Museum Vol. 1 pp. 524 pp.
Aplodactylus obscurus Castelnau, 1879	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1879. Essay on the ichthyology of Port Jackson. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 3 (4) pp. 347-402

Common Names

Common name	Source
Rock Cale Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Cockatoo Fish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Cocky Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Joey Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Rock Cocky Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Sea Carp Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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Aplodactylus lophodon (Günther, 1859)

Rock Cale