Image: Dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead - Mouth

Dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead - Mouth

The mouth of a Bluespotted Flathead.

Photographer:
Mark McGrouther
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Bluespotted Flathead
Scientific name:
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
Family:
Platycephalidae
Order:
Scorpaeniformes

Additional information

Draw a diagram of the mouthparts of your fish.

Why does this fish have a tongue? (view "Do fishes have tongues?)

What do you think this fish eats?

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Tags Fishes, Ichthyology, Dissection, Bluespotted Flathead, Mouth, Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, Platycephalidae,