Project: 
Project A10 - Conservation of handfish and their habitat
Researcher email address: 
rstuarts@utas.edu.au
Topic: 
Marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Red handfish
Species scientific name: 
Thymichthys politus
Date: 
November, 2018
Location: 
Tasmania
Hub imagery ID: 
3789
Depth: 
3
Habitat: 
Temperate reef
Platform: 
Listed Species Red handfish (video)
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Caption: 
Video of red handfish by Reef Life Survey diver in SE Tasmania.
Media type to be uploaded: 
video
Attribution: 
Reef Life Survey, Rick Stuart-Smith
Credit: 
Rick Stuart-Smith
Contact email address: 
rstuarts@utas.edu.au
Description: 
Video of red handfish recorded in temperate reef in south-eastern Tasmania by Reef Life Survey diver (in less than 5m). There are two known populations of red handfish thought to remain - this individual one of approximately 160 individuals left on the planet. It is approximately 7cm in length.