Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

The Fish Department - Fieldwork

north-eastern New South Wales, 2002

Broken Head Point
Collecting site NNSW 02-08 at Broken Head Point. View larger image.

The seas became progressively rougher as the trip progressed.

The image shows the site of a marine collection made in calm conditions at Broken Head Point on the third day of the trip.

We collected the Flathead Pygmy-stargazer Lesuerina platycephala in sandy areas alongside the rocks to the right of the image.


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