Harpagifer georgianus

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Harpagifer georgianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Harpagiferidae
Genus: Harpagifer
Species:
H. georgianus
Binomial name
Harpagifer georgianus
Nybelin, 1947

Harpagifer georgianus, the South Georgia spiny plunderfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Harpagiferidae, [1] that can grow up to 7 centimeters in length. The species is found in the Southern Ocean off South Georgia and Macquarie Island, at depths up to 90 meters in demersal environments lying motionless. It mainly eats amphipods, but isopods and polychaetes are also consumed. [2]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Harpagifer georgianus Nybelin, 1947". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. "Harpagifer georgianus, South Georgia spiny plunderfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-10-10.