Harpagiferidae

Harpagiferidae
Pogophryne neyelovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Notothenioidei
Family:	Harpagiferidae Gill, 1861
Genera
Artedidraco Harpagifer Dolloidraco Histiodraco Pogonophryne

Harpagiferidae, the plunderfishes, are a family of marine perciform fishes native to the Southern Ocean. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The following subfamilies and genera are classified within it: ^[3]

• Family HarpagiferidaeGill, 1861
  • Subfamily Harpagiferinae Gill, 1861 (spiny plunderfishes)
    • Genus Harpagifer Richardson, 1844
  • Subfamily Artedidraconinae Andriashev, 1967 (barbeled plunderfishes)
    • Genus Artedidraco Lönnberg, 1905
    • Genus Dolloidraco Roule, 1913
    • Genus Histiodraco Regan, 1914
    • Genus Pogonophryne Regan, 1914

In the past, Artedidraconinae was instead classified as its own family. ^[4] However, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes presently considers it a subfamily of Harpagiferidae. ^[1]

References

1. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2025-02-10.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Harpagiferidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 September 2021.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Harpagiferidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
4. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 497–502. ISBN   978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-12-24.