Image: Spotted Handfish, Brachionichthys hirsutus

A Spotted Handfish at a depth of 5 m, eastern bank of the Derwent River, greater Hobart area, Tasmania, July 2007.

Photographer:

Phil Malin

Rights:

© Phil Malin

Common name:

Spotted Handfish

Scientific name:

Brachionichthys hirsutus

Family:

Brachionichthyidae

Order:

Lophiiformes

Last Updated: 1 February 2011

Tags fish, fishes, ichthyology, Brachionichthys hirsutus, spotted handfish, Brachionichthyidae,