Harpagiferidae

Magellan plunderfish

Harpagifer bispinis

Harpagiferid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Polar regions
• South America
• Small
• Temperate fish

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.