Image: Southern Ribbonfish with mouth protruded

Southern Ribbonfish with mouth protruded

Head of a Southern Ribbonfish caught at a depth between 30 m and 50 m, off the central New South Wales coast, March 2003. Note the highly protrusible mouth.

Photographer:
Doug Hazell
Rights:
© Doug Hazell
Common name:
Southern Ribbonfish
Scientific name:
Trachipterus jacksoniensis
Family:
Trachipteridae
Order:
Lampridiformes

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Southern Ribbonfish, Trachipterus jacksoniensis,