Bombay-duck
Harpadon microchir
- Usual depth333–550 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Harpadon microchir is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Harpadon microchir”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 333–550 m · Deepest record: 550 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bombay-duck, smallfinned Bombay duck
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Mizutengu, ミズテング
- Simplified Chinese
- 小鰭鐮齒魚, 水狗母, 短臂龍頭魚, 粉粘, 那哥
Other scientific names: Harpodon microchir
Similar species
- Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
Gracile lizardfishSaurida gracilis
- Longfin lizardfish
Saurida longimanus
- Shortfin Lizardfish
Saurida micropectoralis
- Clouded lizardfish
Saurida nebulosa
- Greater lizardfish
Saurida tumbil
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 139 open-data records from 1878 to 2014.
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