spinosus, Harpagifer Hureau [J.-C.], Louis [J.], Tomo [A. P.] & Ozouf [C.] 1980:301, Fig. 9 [Vie et Milieu, Série AB: Biologie Marine et Oceanographie v. 28-29 (fasc. 2); ref. 6932] Crozet Islands, Chenal des Orques, 46°24'S, 51°59'E, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN 1977-0571. Paratypes: MNHN 1977-0572 to 0597 (26). •Valid as Harpagifer spinosus Hureau, Louis, Tomo & Ozouf 1980 -- (Hureau 1990:363 [ref. 21698], Miller 1993:276 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:16 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S97 [ref. 29555], Prirodina 2002:732 [ref. 26573], Prirodina 2004:422 [ref. 27887], Duhamel et al. 2005:358 [ref. 32059], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[4] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Harpagifer spinosus Hureau, Louis, Tomo & Ozouf 1980. Harpagiferidae: Harpagiferinae. Distribution: Southern Indian Ocean: Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Islands (France). Habitat: marine.