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Brachionichthys hirsutus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII LOPHIIFORMES BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE

Scientific Name: Brachionichthys hirsutus
Species Authority: Bleeker, 1855
Common Name/s:
English – Spotted Handfish

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A1cde ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Bruce, B. & Last, P.
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Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Australia
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
Citation: Bruce, B. & Last, P. 1996. Brachionichthys hirsutus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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