Conversation

There is a strange underwater creature that you can only find in southern Australia – it doesn't have a swim bladder to regulate its buoyancy and so doesn't often swim, instead walking along the sea floor using its hand-shaped fins to move about and eating small crustaceans, worms and molluscs as it goes.

These creatures are handfish. There are 14 known species living around the mainland coast and Tasmania. Unfortunately, handfish are incredibly rare, with three species classified as critically endangered, but hope exists.

Learn more about these incredible creatures and conservation efforts… https://ausgeo.co/handfish

🎥 Matt Testoni

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