Harpagifer antarcticus Nybelin, 1947
Description
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Family: Harpagiferidae
Genus: Harpagifer
Species: Harpagifer antarcticus Nybelin, 1947
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Depth range: 0-5 m on rocky bottoms. Usually under rocks; rarely under algal fronds. A specialized feeder on amphipods, mainly Gondogeneia antarctica. Feed on small crustaceans and common in littoral of all sub-Antarctic islands (Ref. 42041). Iteroparous and devotes a lot of time to parental care (Ref. 5191). Larval pelagic phase is long (Ref. 71843).
Habitat
demersal