Thymichthys politus
Red Handfish at suppressed
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| Thymichthys politus | 6 Aug 2025 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Atlas of Living Australia record, from Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC), CSIRO, added to NatureMapr to enhance the photo libraries for threatened species.. See ALA record... https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/c2e8bb12-1175-4a4d-8ccc-39514b257857 ... NOTE: photos not associated with sighting. The first is from ALA webpage for the species, the second from DCCEEW page for the species (https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/action-plan/priority-fish/red-handfish).
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Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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Collections
- Threatened/Rare species, ALA imports MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Thymichthys politus Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 Priority Species Anglerfish, Frogfish and Handfish Bottom-dwellers (Marine & Estuarine) Fish
Species information
- Thymichthys politus Scientific name
- Red Handfish Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Critically endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes