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Image: The holotype of Allomycterus pilatus, the Australian Burrfish,
Description
The holotype of Allomycterus pilatus. This specimen is stored in the Australian Museum fish collection (AMS I.15159). It was collected at a depth of 110 m, off Botany Bay, New South Wales in the early 1900s.
- Photographer:
- Mark Allen
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Australian Burrfish
- Scientific name:
- Allomycterus pilatus
- Family:
- Diodontidae
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