| Harpagiferidae (Spiny plunderfishes) |
| 9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 9 years |
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demersal; marine |
| Southern Ocean: along the Atlantic coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich islands. |
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| 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). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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