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Family: Harpagiferidae Spiny plunderfishes



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11 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
 
Harpagifer andriashevi
[]

Photo by Schories, D.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Harpagifer antarcticus Nybelin, 1947

Photo by Schories, D.
 
Harpagifer antarcticus
[Antarctic spiny plunderfish]

Photo by Lloris, D.

South Atlantic and South
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Harpagifer bispinis
[Magellan plunderfish]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Harpagifer crozetensis
[Littoral Crozet spiny plounderfish]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Harpagifer georgianus Nybelin, 1947

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Harpagifer georgianus
[South Georgia spiny plunderfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 8.2 cm TL
Harpagifer kerguelensis Nybelin, 1947

Photo by FAO
 
Harpagifer kerguelensis
[Kerguelen spiny plunderfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Harpagifer macquariensis
[]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
 
Harpagifer nybelini
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 9.3 cm TL
Harpagifer palliolatus Richardson, 1845

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Harpagifer palliolatus
[Crested spiny plunderfish]
No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Harpagifer permitini
[Permitin spiny plunderfish]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Harpagifer spinosus Hureau, Louis, Tomo & Ozouf, 1980

Photo by FAO
 
Harpagifer spinosus
[Deep-water spiny plunderfish]
11 Species of Family Harpagiferidae
(Spiny plunderfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2000 Harpagifer andriashevi Southwest Pacific
1947 Harpagifer antarcticus Antarctic spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 9.5 SL
1801 Harpagifer bispinis Magellan plunderfish South Atlantic and South 7 SL
2004 Harpagifer crozetensis Littoral Crozet spiny plounderfish Indian Ocean 9.2 SL
1947 Harpagifer georgianus South Georgia spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 7 SL
1947 Harpagifer kerguelensis Kerguelen spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 8.2 TL
2000 Harpagifer macquariensis Southwest Pacific
2002 Harpagifer nybelini Southern Ocean
1845 Harpagifer palliolatus Crested spiny plunderfish Southwest Atlantic 9.3 TL
2006 Harpagifer permitini Permitin spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 8.1 SL
1980 Harpagifer spinosus Deep-water spiny plunderfish Southern Ocean 8 SL



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