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Handfish
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Handfish are marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Brachionichthyidae, a group which comprises five genera and 14 extant species and which is classified within the suborder Antennarioidei in the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[2] These benthic marine fish are unusual in the way they propel themselves by walking on the sea floor rather than swimming.
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Handfish | |
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Brachionichthys hirsutus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Suborder: | Antennarioidei |
Family: | Brachionichthyidae T. N. Gill, 1878 |
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