Through various DNA analyses, the presence of a single species of Harpagifer was discovered, contrasting current records. However, there are three highly genetically differentiated groups of the family of these spiny animals present in Patagonia. In the sub Antarctic...
A new research, recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN,) defined four key points that would explain what happened in Seno Reloncaví, in the Region of Los Lagos, where the greatest loss of the Chilean salmon industry was recorded....
Research also rules out a possible migration of Harpagifer antarcticus to Chilean Patagonia, due to its intolerance to warmer temperatures. In ecological terms, Harpagifer antarcticus is a well-studied fish within the fauna of the white continent, due to its...
