Image: Dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead - Internal examination
The dark red areas on the left are rich in blood.
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Muesum
- Common name:
- Bluespotted Flathead
- Scientific name:
- Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
- Family:
- Platycephalidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
Additional information
Most of the other organs visible are used for digesting the fish's food or for reproduction.
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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Dissection, Bluespotted Flathead, Internal examination, Blood in fishes, Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, Platycephalidae,