Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

Student Stuff

Dissection of an Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead

4. Internal examination - first incision

Make a small incision (cut) at the anus with a scalpel.

Use the scalpel or scissors to extend the cut towards the head.

The image shows the fish after the first incision.

First cut
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