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white hand fish
A specimen of a white hand fish which walks on its pectoral fins
  • Australian Handfish - Brachionichthys australis
  • It is endemic to Australia
  • It grows to 150 mm in length and is noted to walk over the sea floor with its leg like fins.
  • Handfish are small, bottom-dwelling fishes that would rather walk on their pectoral and pelvic fins than swim