Humpback Handfish (Brachiopsilus dossenus)

Scientific name: Brachiopsilus dossenus Last & Gledhill, 2009

The Humpback Handfish (Brachiopsilus dossenus) is a marine fish of the family Brachionichthyidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 19; Anal soft rays: 10. Member of the genus Brachiopsilus with a combination of the following characters: esca small, 23?30% of illicium length; illicium smooth, thin, not exceedingly fleshy, length 13?16% SL, 3.1?3.6 times in head length, 2.1?2.3 times in length of second dorsal-fin spine; apex of esca situated above anterior half of eye when illicium adpressed; esca slightly wider than illicial stem, covered with dense, short, filaments; head slightly compressed; eye large (horizontal diameter 7?9% SL); mouth narrow; lips fleshy with prominent vertical folds; body and fins entirely naked (except for scales associated with pores of the acoustico-lateralis system and minute, deeply embedded scale and spinule fragments); long first dorsal-fin base (length 29?30% SL); second dorsal-fin rays 17, fin base 77?79% SL; length of second dorsal-fin spine 1.1?1.2 times length of longest ray of second dorsal fin; 10 anal-fin rays, length of anal-fin base 40?44% SL

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brachiopsilus dossenus
Family
Brachionichthyidae (Handfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Depth range
20–226 m (66–741 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 226 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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