Magellan plunderfish
Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Harpagifer bispinis, the Magellan plunderfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Harpagiferidae. The species is found in the south Pacific and south Atlantic around the Straits of Megellan, south of Chile and Argentina. Other areas it is found near around this range include Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, Isla de los Estas, and some subantarctic islands.
Wikipedia contributors, Harpagifer bispinis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:07.132323+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Forster, 1801)
- Common name
- Magellan plunderfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Harpagiferidae
- Genus
- Harpagifer
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderNotothenioidei
- familyHarpagiferidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyHarpagiferinae Gill, 1861
- genusHarpagifer Richardson, 1844
- speciesHarpagifer bispinis (Forster, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harpagifer. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| deep-water spiny plunderfishHarpagifer spinosus Hureau, Louis, Tomo & Ozouf, 1980 | HarpagiferidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antarctic spiny plunderfishHarpagifer antarcticus Nybelin, 1947 | HarpagiferidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| South Georgia spiny plunderfishHarpagifer georgianus Nybelin, 1947 | HarpagiferidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpagifer marionensis Nybelin, 1947 | HarpagiferidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Batrachus bispinis Forster, 1801 Forster, 1801 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234626 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JS87. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.