The Fish Department - Research
Spiny Flathead Larvae
The three following figures of spiny flathead larvae are kindly reproduced from Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart. (editors). 2000. The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. An identification guide to marine fish larvae. (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks 2). E.J. Brill, Leiden. 870 pp.

Haswell's spiny flathead. Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection (unregistered), from off Sydney, Australia. Specimen 5.2mm standard length. Identified by A. Miskiewicz. Drawing copyright T. Trnski.

Haswell's spiny flathead. Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection, registration number AMS I.30152-001 from New Zealand. Specimen 31.5mm standard length. Identified by A. Miskiewicz. Drawing copyright T. Trnski.

Spiny flathead (species uncertain).Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection, registration number AMS I.32029-002, from the East China Sea. Specimen 10.6mm standard length. Identified by A. Miskiewicz. Drawings copyright T. Trnski.
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