Harpiniopsis petulans is a species of crustacean in the family Phoxocephalidae.Barnard, J. L. (1966). Submarine canyons of southern California. Part V. Systematics : Amphipoda. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 27, 5, 1-166, 46 figs. It was first described by Jerry Laurens Barnard in 1966, from specimens collected from submarine canyons in Southern California. References