Nurseryfish

The Nurseryfish lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish environment.

The nurseryfishes or forehead brooders are a family (Kurtidae) of fish that are notable for carrying their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the forehead (supraoccipital) of the males. The family consists of just two species in the single genus Kurtus. More

Nurseryfish, Kurtus Gulliveri, from Northern Australia, More

How the nurseryfish eggs get on top of the male I can only speculate. More

nurseryfish the instant you catch it is a gorgeous fish, it has this almost neon violet wash over it's dorsel and ventral surfaces, it's just brilliant and there's a little bit of brown up on the lateral portion between top and bottom. More

Australia: "Chasing Nurseryfish and Avoiding Crocodiles in Northern Australia." The lecture, sponsored by Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, will take place at 4 p.m. in Room 202 of Young Hall. More

his nurseryfish research, and he will be keynoting Charles Darwin University’s celebrations of the Darwin bicentennial in 2009. In 1992 he was visiting professor at the University of Concepcion in Chile, and in 1996 he was visiting professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. More

Chasing Nurseryfish and Avoiding Crocodiles in Northern Australia. More

gulliveri, or nurseryfish, a bizarre creature that uses a hook that juts from its forehead to carry its own eggs around like a bunch of grapes. More

"Chasing nurseryfish and avoiding crocodiles in Northern Australia." Event details: Special Brown Bag Seminar with Dr. Tim Berra, The Ohio State University, "Chasing nurseryfish and avoiding crocodiles in Northern Australia. More

* Chasing Nurseryfish and Avoiding Crocodiles in Australia’s Northern Territory. OSU MANSFIELD | www.OSU. More

The nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, of northern Australia, is remarkable for the fact that the males carry the egg mass on a supraoccipital hook on their forehead. More

University, "Chasing nurseryfish and avoiding crocodiles in Northern Australia." Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12 pm, Lake Erie Center Room 155. More

Common names

australian forehead brooder in English
australian forehead brooder in Unknown
Australischer Kurter in German (Deutsch)
Höckerkopf in German (Deutsch)
Humphead in English
Incubator fish in English
Nordaustralsk krogpandefisk in Danish (dansk)
Nurseryfish in English
魚 in Mandarin Chinese
魚 in Unknown
鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
鱼 in Unknown

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