Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

The Fish Department - Visitors

Krystal Lapierre

Krystal Lapierre
Krystal Lapierre examining a specimen of Brachirus at the Australian Museum, July 2006. Photo: M. McGrouther © Australian Museum. View larger image.

Krystal Lapierre is a Masters student at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

She is working on the taxonomy and systematics the flatfish genus Brachirus (Family Soleidae).

During her visit she examined specimens of Brachirus from the collections of the Australian Museum, Queensland Museum and Western Australian Museum.

Krystal visited the Australian Museum from 24 July until 4 August 2006.

australian museum onlineabout the museumresearch and collectionsfeaturesexplore