Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

Student Stuff

Dissection of an Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead

3. External examination - ventral surface

Turn the fish over and note any features on your diagram.

The image shows the ventral (lower) surface of fish with the vent (anus) and fins labelled.

Lower surface
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