Search results for handfish
Love is in the water: Critically endangered handfish embrace art, new ceramic nests
10th October 2018
The spotted handfish—the first marine fish to be declared Critically Endangered—is a Tasmanian treasure and we've just paired science with art to help bring them back from the brink.
Spotted Handfish: the darlings of the Derwent
21st August 2015
The Spotted Handfish is a bizarre, odd looking walking fish, and unfortunately it's critically endangered - we're looking to change that.
Life lurking in dark waters: meet seven denizens of the deep
26th August 2021
Scientists on our research vessel (RV) Investigator are uncovering the denizens of the deep that lurk in the ocean far beneath the waves.
Gifts to inspire curious people… starting with science!
27th November 2020
Our CSIRO Publishing team have launched their 2020 gift ideas catalogue. It's packed full of science books for all types of people.
How we’re saving the world’s rarest fish
20th December 2019
Fifty new born red handfish are providing hope to scientists to help save the world’s rarest fish.
Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 21: Science of indecision, helping endangered fish with hands and saws for faces
12th October 2018
Jesse and Sarah discuss indecision, a tiny imperilled handfish, Australia's roadmap towards a future in space, AND they chat with CSIRO researcher Dr Rich Pillans about the seven metre leviathan: the largetooth sawfish.
A helping hand for a unique, spotty Tasmanian
12th April 2018
Spotted Handfish may be critically-endangered, but with the help of a captive breeding program their future is looking considerably less murky.
Interronauts | The CSIRO Podcast
16th June 2017
Interronauts is our podcast that puts a rose-tinted magnifying glass to science news from around the world, Australia, and inside our organisation. Hosted by Jesse Hawley and Sophie Schmidt from our communications team.
G-A-T-C spells fish: Using genomics (and the force) to identify fishes
7th September 2016
Fish specimens old and new have to be assigned a species for all sorts of important management reasons. But who does the identifying? And how do they ID the fish?
Friday Fish Time
12th October 2012
Red Handfish: The red handfish is found on shallow rocky reefs in only a few locations in south- eastern Tasmania. […]