Typical finfish
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Gravid female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Note distended abdomen and protruding spawning vent.
Source: M Porter
Male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) showing typical hooked mouth when mature.
Source: M Porter
Anatomy of a juvenile salmon.
Source: Aquatic Animal Health, Product Integrity Animal and Plant Health, DAFF
Gravid female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Note the stomach cavity dominated by ovary. Compare the relative size of ovary with the rest of the internal organs.
Source: K Nelson
Gravid female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) showing location of ovary (orange) in relation to other internal organs, liver and intestines.
Source: M Porter
Degenerative eggs in old female Atlantic salmon.
Source: M Porter
The diet of a species of fish is often reflected in the length of its intestinal tract. Carnivorous fishes for example, have a much reduced intestinal tract compared with that of herbivorous fishes.
Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
Source: Illustration © State of New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (2006)
Silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus).
Source: Illustration © State of New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (2006)
Anatomy of a perch.
Source: Illustration © State of New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (2006)
06 Oct 2009