Project: 
Project A10 - Conservation of handfish and their habitat
Researcher email address: 
tyson.bessell@utas.edu.au
Topic: 
Marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Red handfish
Species scientific name: 
Thymichthys politus
Date: 
January, 2019
Location: 
Tasmania
Hub imagery ID: 
3845
Habitat: 
Temperate reef
Platform: 
Download
Caption: 
The critically endangered red handfish
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
IMAS
Credit: 
Tyson Bessell
Contact email address: 
tyson.bessell@utas.edu.au
Description: 
In January 2019, IMAS and Reef Life Survey undertook surveys searching for one of the rarest marine fishes in the world - the red handfish. The species is critically endangered, with as few as ~100 adults left in the wild. This is one individual that was recorded during these surveys.