These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.
Red handfish (Thymichthys politus)
Photography by Matt Testoni
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These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.
Red handfish (Thymichthys politus)
Photography by Matt Testoni

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These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.
Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) have a long illicium, or “fishing rod” – visible here running diagonally up from the mouth – on the front of their head, but researchers aren’t exactly sure what they use it for.
Photography by Matt Testoni
Female spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) with eggs photographed in Tasmania
by Matt Testoni.