Description

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Common Names

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Magellan plunderfish , English , USA

Magellan plunderfish , English , Global

Magellanic spiny plunderfish , English , South Africa

裸南极鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

裸南極魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Rogownik , Polish , Poland

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Harpagiferidae

Genus: Harpagifer

Species: Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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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).

Habitat

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demersal