Common name: Abyssal Whiptail. Scientific name: Coryphaenoides murrayi. Family: Macrourida

 

 

 

 

 

From the Australian National Fish Collection

  • The Australian National Fish Collection is a comprehensive reference and research facility
  • It holds 145,000 finfish specimens representing 3,000 species
  • The collection supports marine biology and conservation of aquatic biodiversity
  • The ANFC is maintained by CSIRO in Hobart, Tasmania

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  1. Anne Morris (@SaganGal)

    27th October 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Oh!

    Very.Cool.

    I hope this is going to be a regular feature!

    Maybe Entomology might come on board. There are some truly weird bugs out there!

  2. Tania

    21st October 2011 at 4:06 pm

    There is an ‘Australian National Fish Collection’? That’s so cool.

  3. Rebecca Carter

    21st October 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Are you planning on having “Friday fish time” each Friday? I hope so!

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