Brachionichthyidae

Smooth handfish

Sympterichthys unipennis

Body covered in dendritic spiny scales

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

Smooth handfish is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 4.4 cm.