Sympterichthys unipennis (Cuvier, 1817)
Smooth handfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1800-1804
Distribution
Tasmania, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cuvier, G. (1817). Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commers.). Memoires du Museum National d'HistoireNaturelle (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie, 3, 418-435, Pls 16-18.
Other references:
del Monte-Luna, Pablo et al. (2023). A review of recent and future marine extinctions. Cambridge Prisms: Extinction 1: e13. https://doi.org/10.1017/ext.2023.11
Last, P. R. and Gledhill, D. C. (2009). A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252(1): 1-77.
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