''Harpadon'' is a

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of bony fishes in the

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. The most famous member of this genus is the

Bombay duck ''Harpadon nehereus'', commonly known as the Bombay duck or bummalo, is a species of lizardfish. Adults may reach a maximum length of , but the usual size is around . Etymology The small bomelon fish caught in Bombay (now Mumbai) was tradit ...

, ''H. nehereus'', which is commercially fished to supply its use in

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, especially in the area around

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Species

Seven species are placed in this genus: * '' Harpadon erythraeus'' Klausewitz, 1983 * '' Harpadon microchir'' Günther, 1878 * '' Harpadon mortenseni''

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, 1933 * '' Harpadon nehereus'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bombay duck) * '' Harpadon nudus''

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& J. P. Thomas, 2015 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.'' * '' Harpadon squamosus'' (

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, 1891) * '' Harpadon translucens'' Saville-Kent, 1889 (glassy Bombay duck)

References

Synodontidae {{Aulopiformes-stub