Harpagifer bispinis, Magellan plunderfish

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Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)

Magellan plunderfish
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Notothenioidei (Icefishes) > Harpagiferidae (Spiny plunderfishes)
Etymology: Harpagifer: Greek, arpagifer, grappling hook, robbery, voracoius (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 40 - 50 m. Temperate; 52°S - 57°S

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South Atlantic and South Pacific: Straits of Magellan, south of Chile and Argentina, Patagonian Region and Staten Island. Falkland Islands and subantarctic islands (Ref. 4537).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 117667)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Mainly in shallow, inshore waters, but may be found from 40-50 m. Occurs in tide pools, under rocks and among kelp (Ref. 5191). Feed on small crustaceans and common in littoral of all sub-Antarctic islands (Ref. 42041).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Females guard the eggs deposited in a nest they constructed for the four month incubation period (Ref. 89358).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Hureau, J.-C., 1990. Harpagiferidae. p. 357-363. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p. (Ref. 5191)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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