Biology:Moulton's handfish

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Short description: Fish subspecies

Moulton's handfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Brachionichthyidae
Genus: Sympterichthys
Species:
S. moultoni
Binomial name
Sympterichthys moultoni
(Last & Gledhill, 2009)

Moulton's handfish (Sympterichthys moultoni) is an endangered species of handfish in the genus Sympterichthys. It is endemic to a few locations off the southeastern coast of Australia . It was first described as a distinct species in 2009 by Peter Last and Daniel Gledhill.[2] It lives at a depth of around 105 metres (344 ft) - 150 metres (490 ft).

References

  1. Last, P.R; Stuart-Smith, R.; Edgar, G. (2020). "Sympterichthys moultoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T123423266A123424369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123423266A123424369.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123423266/123424369. 
  2. LAST, PETER R.; GLEDHILL, DANIEL C. (2009-10-08). "A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species". Zootaxa 2252 (1): 1–77. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2252.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5786653 entry