[drawing/wip] Handfish (Patreon)

I drew a Frogfish a while ago but there was another angler fish that I wanted to draw. It's handfish.

Handfish are one of the rarest fish in the world.
True to their name, they have pectoral fins that look like hands, so they usually walk instead of swim. (Of course they swim too!) Because they are anglerfish, they have lure on their heads. Most handfish are critically endangered.

Youtube link

Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus) from Tasmania, Australia - walking

Handfish walks

Pink Handfish | University of Tasmania 

It's really cute how they crawl on the floor using their fins.

There are 14 extant species of fish, and I have chosen 9 of them. 

As they are rare fish, in some cases I couldn't see a picture or video of alive fish, so I read the written description and added my imagination to draw them.

I felt they were fairy-like fish... So choose pink/pastel color.

I think I've been drawing fish in a row lately. (I tend to subconsciously keep trying to draw fish lol) So, for my next work,  I'll probably draw an animal other than a fish. Come to think of it, it seems I haven't drawn insects for quite some time... 😎