New population of extremely rare ‘red handfish’ discovered off Tasmania

Mongabay
Feb 14, 2018, 11:01 am169 pts
Divers have discovered a new population of what is considered to be one of the world’s rarest fish. Until recently, scientists knew of only one tiny population of about 20 to 40 red handfish (Thymichthys politus), an unusual species that prefers to “walk” on the seafloor using its hand-shaped fins over…

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