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Macrouridae - Whiptails

Macrouridae - Whiptails

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06/07/22

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Discover images and fact sheets of the macrourid fishes on the site.

Macrouridae - Whiptails
Nezumia coheni	Cohen's Whiptail
Ventrifossa johnboborum	Snoutscale Whiptail

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Fish publications - 2008

The following papers published in 2008 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Fish publications - 1995

The following papers published in 1995 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Nemipterus theodorei

Theodore's Threadfin Bream, Nemipterus theodorei Ogilby, 1916

Theodore's Threadfin Bream, Nemipterus theodorei Ogilby, 1916

Fish publications - 2009

The following papers published in 2009 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Rainbow Monocle Bream, Scolopsis monogramma

Rainbow Monocle Bream, Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830)

Rainbow Monocle Bream, Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830)

Fish publications - 2003

The following papers published in 2003 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Fish publications - 2014

The 2014 publications in the list below all cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Scolopsis affinis

Bridled Monocle Bream, Scolopsis affinis Peters, 1877

Bridled Monocle Bream, Scolopsis affinis Peters, 1877

A Blue Whiptail at North Solitary Island

Blue Whiptail, Pentapodus sp

The Blue Whiptail occurs in tropical waters along the eastern Australian coast, with juveniles being recorded south to Sydney.

Saw-jawed Monocle Bream,<i> Scolopsis ciliata</i>

Saw-jawed Monocle Bream, Scolopsis ciliata (Lacepède, 1802)

Saw-jawed Monocle Bream, Scolopsis ciliata (Lacepède, 1802)

Pearly Monocle Bream, <i>Scolopsis margaritifera</i>

Pearly Monocle Bream, Scolopsis margaritifera (Cuvier, 1830)

Pearly Monocle Bream, Scolopsis margaritifera (Cuvier, 1830)

Fish publications - 2012

The following papers published in 2012 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

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