Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 24; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19.

Common Names

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Kerguelen spiny plunderfish , English , South Africa

Kerguelen spiny plunderfish , English , Global

Pillard épineux littoral , French , Crozet Is.

Pillard épineux littoral , French , Kerguelen Is.

顆突裸南極魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

颗突裸南极鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Harpagiferidae

Genus: Harpagifer

Species: Harpagifer kerguelensis Nybelin, 1947

Climate Zone

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demersal

Location

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Biology

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Found under rocks on the beach or in tide pools, but may also be found deeper (down to 80 m) among kelp and other algae (Ref. 5191). Feed on small crustaceans and common in littoral of all sub-Antarctic islands (Ref. 42041).

Habitat

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demersal