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Harpadon
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Harpadon

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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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Bombay Duck

speciesHarpadon nehereus

Bombay-duck

speciesHarpadon microchir

Glassy Bombay Duck

speciesHarpadon translucens

Harpadon squamosus

speciesHarpadon squamosus

Harpadon erythraeus

speciesHarpadon erythraeus

Harpadon mortenseni

speciesHarpadon mortenseni

Harpadon nudus

speciesHarpadon nudus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88735.