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Indian handfish (Halieutaea indica)
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Indian handfish (Halieutaea indica) specimen
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Ogcocephalidae

Indian handfish

Halieutaea indica

Fifteen Centimeters Ogcocephalid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Indian handfish is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: from off South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, western Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, China and Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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