Dr. John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien
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Pardachirus hedleyi Ogilby, 1916
The Southern Peacock Tongue can be identified by its coloration. The dorsal surface has dark edged white spots and scattered darker spots.
The highly compressed body is covered with small ctenoid scales. Venom glands, visible as pores, are located at the base of the dorsal and anal fins.The eyes are located close together on the right side of the body.
The lower eye is located just behind the mouth. The nostrils on the eye side are at the end of a long tube.
There is a fringe of filaments on the snout.
The eyes are close together on the right side of the body, the lower eye is immediately behind the mouth; the nostrils on the eye side are at the end of a long tube.
Venom glands are visible as pores on the bases of the dorsal and anal fins.
The Southern Peacock Tongue can change color rapidly to match the surrounding seafloor.
The Southern Peacock Tongue was first described by former Australian Museum fish curator, James Ogilby.
The Southern Peacock Tongue can be identified by its coloration. The dorsal surface has dark edged white spots and scattered darker spots.
The highly compressed body is covered with small ctenoid scales. Venom glands, visible as pores, are located at the base of the dorsal and anal fins.The eyes are located close together on the right side of the body.
The lower eye is located just behind the mouth. The nostrils on the eye side are at the end of a long tube.
There is a fringe of filaments on the snout.
The eyes are close together on the right side of the body, the lower eye is immediately behind the mouth; the nostrils on the eye side are at the end of a long tube.
Venom glands are visible as pores on the bases of the dorsal and anal fins.
The Southern Peacock Tongue can change color rapidly to match the surrounding seafloor.
The Southern Peacock Tongue was first described by former Australian Museum fish curator, James Ogilby.
