The preserved holotype of the Stout Infantfish (AMS I.23552-006) is a 8.4 mm standard length mature female fish caught in a plankton net between the surface and a depth of 17 m, from the vicinity of Carter Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, January 1982. Note the large eggs visible through the lower side of the fish. Photo © H.J. Walker.
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