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Pink Handfish

(Brachiopsilus dianthus)

HABITAT? Coastal areas of eastern and southern Australia.

DID YOU KNOW?
-It walks the ocean floor on hand-like fins.
-Only four specimens have ever been found. All were collected from areas around the city of Hobart, on island of Tasmania.
-It was first discovered by an explorer in 1802.
-It is only ten centimetres long.
-Since it lives in a very small area, it is in danger of becoming extinct due to climate change.

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