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Harpadon
Sign in to saveHarpadon is a genus of bony fishes in the lizardfish family. The most famous member of this genus is the Bombay duck, H. nehereus, which is commercially fished to supply its use in Indian cuisine, especially in the area around Mumbai.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Harpadon is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Bombay duck, Animalia and Mumbai.
It is catalogued under the topic Synodontidae.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAulopiformes
- FamilySynodontidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Synodontidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, UMMZ, NMV, AM, OS
- Recorded in
- India, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Solomon Islands, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Synodontidae
- Image
- Harpodon microchir.jpg
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- Harpadon
- taxon name
- Harpadon
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- topic's main category
- Category:Harpadon
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Harpadon is a genus of bony fishes in the lizardfish family. The most famous member of this genus is the Bombay duck, H. nehereus, which is commercially fished to supply its use in Indian cuisine, especially in the area around Mumbai.
==Species== Seven species are placed in this genus: Harpadon erythraeus Klausewitz, 1983 Harpadon microchir Günther, 1878 Harpadon mortenseni Hardenberg, 1933 Harpadon nehereus (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bombay duck) Harpadon nudus Ganga & J. P. Thomas, 2015 Harpadon squamosus (Alcock, 1891) Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 (glassy Bombay duck)
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