Image: Spotted Handfish, Brachionichthys hirsutus, in of the Derwent River
Description
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
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