Fifty million-years ago, they ‘walked’ the world’s oceans, but now only exist off eastern and southern Australia.
There are only 14 known species of handfish, nine of which were described recently.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Are handfish walking towards extinction?
Handfish are a type of small, often strikingly patterned or colourful fish that tend to ‘walk’ on the seabed on hand-like fins, rather than swim.
Fifty million-years ago, they ‘walked’ the world’s oceans, but now only exist off eastern and southern Australia.
There are only 14 known species of handfish, nine of which were described recently.
Image: CSIRO
Fifty million-years ago, they ‘walked’ the world’s oceans, but now only exist off eastern and southern Australia.
There are only 14 known species of handfish, nine of which were described recently.
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2 comments:
weirdo
kinda scary huh
scary and ugly.
huhu
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