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Sympterichthys unipennis (Cuvier, 1817)

Smooth handfish
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Common names: Smooth handfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Australian seas, voyage de Péron 1800-1804, MNHN A 4630 (holotype of Chironectes unipennis, 4.38 cm SL) (Ref. 82446). Known only from Tasmania (Ref. 7300).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Brachionichthyidae (Handfishes)
Etymology: unipennis: Name from Latin 'unus' for one, and 'penna' for wing, presumably in allusion to its wing-like first dorsal fin..
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Temperate

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