Image: Dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead - Gills
The gills of a fish are usually made up of filaments, arches and rakers. The filaments are the obvious red structures in the image. The arch is the boomerang-shaped structure that supports the filaments. The rakers project from the opposite side of the arch from the filaments. Learn more about these structures.
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Bluespotted Flathead
- Scientific name:
- Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
- Family:
- Platycephalidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
Additional information
Draw a diagram of your fish's gills.
Why are the gills red in colour?
Why do the gills have a feather-like appearance?
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Tags Ichthyology, Dissection, Bluespotted Flathead, Gills, Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, Platycephalidae, fishes,