Moulton's Handfish, Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill 2009
Moulton’s Handfish, Sympterichthys moultoni, CSIRO H 4461–01, paratype, 39.3 mm SL. Source: Karen Gowlett-Holmes. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A small rare pale pinkish handfish with dark outer membranes on the caudal and pectoral fins.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Sympterichthys moultoni in Fishes of Australia, accessed 22 Sep 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1934
Moulton's Handfish, Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill 2009
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Distribution |
Known only from Cape Howe, New South Wales, to eastern Bass Strait, Victoria, and north-eastern Tasmania. Little is known of the preferred habitat of this species. |
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Biology |
Little is known of the life history of this species. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as incidental by-catch in benthic sleds or demersal trawls, in about 100–200 m. Populations of this species may have been impacted by commercial fishing in southeastern Australia. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Moulton's Handfish, Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill 2009
References
Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2009. A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252: 1-77.
