Scientific Name	Harpadon microchir   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Günther, 1878	Depth	400 - 600M
Chinese	小鰭鐮齒魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短臂龍頭魚
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	水狗母、粉粘、那哥、那個魚、水仙
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Tokyo, Japan
Synonyms	Harpodon microchir
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Günther, A. 1878 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058375. ASIZP0061005. ASIZP0061030. ASIZP0061076. ASIZP0061604. ASIZP0062128. ASIZP0064260. ASIZP0065214. ASIZP0065215. ASIZP0065668. ASIZP0065808. ASIZP0065833. ASIZP0067960. ASIZP0700151. ASIZP0800967. ASIZP0801118. ASIZP0801119. ASIZP0801120. ASIZP0803721. ASIZP0900344. ASIZP0900370. ASIZP0900494. ASIZP0900495. ASIZP0910967. ASIZP0911118. ASIZP0911119. ASIZP0911120. ASIZP0913721. CAS214589. FRIP00090. NMMBP04375. NMMBP06173. NMMBP06209. NMMBP06212. NMMSTP00314. NMNSF00131. NMNSF00544. ...List all 44 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bombay-duck
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed. Eye small. Adipose eyelid on anterior and posterior margins. Mouth large, gape tending to be oblique. Upper jaw not protractile, bordered its entire length by premaxilla, its length more than 1/2 head length and extending well past posterior margin of orbit. Teeth on palatines, vomer and tongue. Body naked except for a series of scales along lateral line and on to tail. Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 13-14 rays; anal fin posterior to end of dorsal fin, with 14-16 rays; pectoral fins reaching much less than 1/2 distance from snout to origin of dorsal fin; pelvic fins with 9 rays, inner rays subequal or slightly longer than outer rays; caudal fin forked.
habitats	Inhabits sandy- muddy bottoms in deep water from 500-600 m.
Distribution	Known from Japan, northeastern Philippines, and southern Indonesia. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part.
Utility	No importance to fisheries.