Two handfish species on endangered list
Two more species of handfish have been listed as endangered under the state’s Threatened Species Protection Act.
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The red handfish and Ziebell’s handfish are only found in Tasmania. The spotted handfish has been on the endangered list since 2013, meaning three of the 14 species are now endangered.
The red handfish is found east of Hobart in Fredrick Henry Bay and sightings of Ziebells’s handfish has been recorded on Tasmania’s east. A recovery plan was approved in 2015.
Journalist at The Examiner Newspaper
Journalist at The Examiner Newspaper
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