Glassy Bombay duck (Harpadon translucens)

Scientific name: Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889

Glassy Bombay duck (Harpadon translucens)

The Glassy Bombay duck (Harpadon translucens) is a brackish-water fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Arafura Sea, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Harpadon translucens
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
1–75 m (3–246 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 75 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arafura Sea, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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