Harpagifer
| Harpagifer | |
|---|---|
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| Harpagifer antarcticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Harpagiferidae T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Genus: | Harpagifer J. Richardson, 1844 |
| 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 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Harpagifer in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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