Harpagifer

Harpagifer
Harpagifer antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Harpagiferidae
Genus: Harpagifer
Type species
Batrachus bispinis
J. R. Forster, 1801

Harpagifer is a genus of perciform fish, the spiny plunderfishes, native to the southern oceans. It is currently the only genus in its family.[1]

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Harpagifer andriashevi Prirodina, 2000
  • Harpagifer antarcticus Nybelin, 1947 (Antarctic spiny plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer bispinis (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Magellan plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer georgianus Nybelin, 1947 (South Georgia spiny plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer kerguelensis Nybelin, 1947 (Kerguelen spiny plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer macquariensis Prirodina, 2000
  • Harpagifer nybelini Prirodina, 2000
  • Harpagifer palliolatus J. Richardson, 1845 (Crested spiny plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer permitini Neyelov & Prirodina, 2006 (Permitin spiny plunderfish)
  • Harpagifer spinosus Hureau, Louis, Tomo & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980 (Deep-water spiny plunderfish)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Harpagifer in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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