Harpadon

Harpadon microchir

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

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

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