Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Section: Aulopa
Ordo: Aulopiformes
Subordo: Synodontoidei
Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Harpadon
Species: H. erythraeus – H. microchir – H. nehereus – H. nudus – H. squamosus – H. translucens
Name
Harpadon Lesueur, 1825: 50
Type species: Masc. Salmo microps Lesueur, 1825. [Type by original designation (also monotypic)].
Synonymy
Harpodon Cuvier 1829
References
Lesueur, C.A. 1825. Description of a new fish of the genus Salmo. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5(1): 48–51, Pl. 3. Reference page.
Nelson, Joseph S. 2006: Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0–471-25031-7.
Harpadon – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Bombay-ducks
Harpadon microchir
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 [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
Ganga, U., Thomas, J.P. & Sukumaran, S. (2015): A new species of the Genus Harpadon (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 62 (4): 1-9.
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