Red Handfish at suppressed
Identification history
| Thymichthys politus | 6 Aug 2025 | MichaelBedingfield |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
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).
Be the first to comment
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
-
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
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes