Description
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Reference |
IB1148 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Handfishes - BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE |
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Common Name |
Red Handfish |
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Scientific Name |
Sympterichthys politus |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Handfishes are bottom dwellers, found in estuaries and coastal waters down to 100 m or more. They feed on small fishes, and benthic inverterbrates such as mollusc and crustaceans. All Handfishes are classified as threatened species. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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