Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

Student Stuff

Dissection of an Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead

1. Getting started

You will need a scalpel, scissors, probe, forceps, cutting board and a fish.

Place your fish on the cutting board.

Sketch a diagram of the fish, showing the position of the eyes, number and position of the fins and any other distinguishing features.

Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead - whole fish
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