Harpadon is a genus of bony fishes in the family Harpadontidae. 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 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 (Alcock, 1891) Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 (glassy Bombay duck)
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