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.
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| Harpadon nehereus,Bombay duck | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpadontinae |
| Genus: | Harpadon Lesueur, 1825 |
Species
editSeven species are placed in this genus:
- Harpadon erythraeus Klausewitz, 1983
- Harpadon microchir Günther, 1878
- Harpadon mortenseni Hardenberg, 1933 [1]
- Harpadon nehereus (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bombay duck)
- Harpadon nudus Ganga & J. P. Thomas, 2015 [1]
- Harpadon squamosus (Alcock, 1891)
- Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 (glassy Bombay duck)
References
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