Spotted handfish
Brachionichthys hirsutus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: CR - Critically Endangered - facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Brachionichthyidae
- Genus
- Brachionichthys
Where to Find
Found in 5 diving areas across 4 countries and 2 regions.
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 6 records
- Dahab, Egypt - 12 records
- Eilat, Israel - 6 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 12 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 12 records