Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

Student Stuff

Dissection of a Blue Mackerel
Scomber australasicus

Pull apart the two walls of the body cavity and expose the internal organs (see next image for names).

The neat incision now runs from the anus forward between the two pelvic fins and along the isthmus.

Internal organs exposed
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