Image Bank - Fishes
Red Handfish
Reference |
IB1148 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Handfishes - BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE |
Common Name |
Red Handfish |
Scientific Name |
Sympterichthys politus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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 |