In the waters around Southern Australia, extremely rare animals called handfish can very occasionally be spotted swimming ...

The big moment of releasing a group of juvenile spotted handfish into the wild has arrived — and to help them adjust, researchers have built little underwater "hotels" for the young fish.

Australia released 15 juvenile endemic spotted handfish into the wild for the first time Tuesday following a successful breeding program on the southeastern island of Tasmania, the Australian ...

Unlike the Great Barrier Reef, most people have never heard of the Great Southern Reef and its majestic giant kelp forests.

Picture: Caroline Tan Bob Brown criticised Petuna’s proposed fish farm in Storm Bay, saying it poses a major risk to the critically endangered red handfish living in Frederick Henry Bay.

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, DC to discuss strengthening economic ties and regional cooperation, the Turkish ...

I think that it’s wild that these fish only exist in one body of water in the world, and it’s in a cavern! Red Handfish at the bottom of the water. Image by Reef Life Survey, Rick Stuart-Smith, CC BY ...

This project replaces breeding habitat for spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) that has been destroyed by invasive species. Spotted handfish are small, colourful, slow-moving fish that ‘walk’ ...