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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Harpadon: Greek, arpedon, -es = net, bow, knot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868–1952) was a Danish echinoderm biologist who was Professor of Zoology, University of Copenhagen. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14. Scales only on lateral line and caudal region; head long, greatest body depth behind head region; branchiostegals 14; pectoral fin short not reaching dorsal fin; pectoral fin short and
not reaching anal vent; dorsal fin origin just posterior to vertical with pelvic fin base; caudal fin deeply forked; iris of eye peacock blue; both jaws with strong canine teeth, none on vomer; when fresh white (Ref. 106147).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ganga, U., J.P. Thomas and S. Sukumaran, 2015. A new species of the genus Harpadon (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian J. Fish. 62(4):1-9. (Ref. 106147)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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