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Image Bank - Fishes

Nurseryfish

Reference

IB2586

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Nurseryfish - KURTIDAE

Common Name

Nurseryfish

Scientific Name

Kurtus gulliveri

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The female Nurseryfish lay a mass of eggs held together by a twisted cord of membranes, and the males carry them with the hook, like two bunches of grapes, one on each side of the head.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia