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.
Species
ミズテング属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAulopiformes
- FamilySynodontidae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Harpodon microchir.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Harpadon
- taxon name
- Harpadon
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
2 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
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)
Available in 11 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0