Red handfish got their name for obvious reasons. Unfortunately, there are only 100 or so left in the world.

“If you’ve never seen a handfish before, imagine dipping a toad in some brightly coloured paint, telling it a sad story, and forcing it to wear gloves two sizes too big,” states the Handfish Conservation Project.  — Read the rest

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