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Red handfish
Conservation status
Red handfish
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Brachionichthyidae
Genus: Thymichthys
Species:
T. politus
Binomial name
Thymichthys politus
(Richardson, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Cheironectes politus Richardson, 1844
  • Brachionichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)
  • Sympterichthys politus (Richardson, 1844)

The red handfish (Thymichthys politus) is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Brachionichthyidae, the handfishes. Like all members of the handfish family this fish is endemic to Australia. The IUCN classify the red handfish as Critically Endangered.

  1. ^ Stuart-Smith, R.; Edgar, G. & Last, P.R. (2020). "Thymichthys politus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123423510A123424379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123423510A123424379.en. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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