ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pɹˈaʊfɪʃᵻz ɑːɹ ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl skˈoːɹpiːnˌɔɪdz wˌɪtʃ hæv ɐ kəmpɹˈɛst tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ bˈɑːdi ænd ɐ lˈɔŋ, ʌndᵻvˈaɪdᵻd dˈoːɹsəl fˈɪn wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ɔnðə hˈɛd tə ðə fɹˈʌnt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪz.
The Australian prowfishes are unusual scorpeanoids which have a compressed triangular body and a long, undivided dorsal fin which has its origin on the head to the front of the eyes.