Scientific Name	Harpadon nehereus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Hamilton, 1822)	Depth	50 - 500M
Chinese	印度鐮齒魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	龍頭魚
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	水狗母、粉粘、那哥、那個魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ganges River mouths, India
Synonyms	Harpadon nahereus, Harpadon nebereus, Harpodon nehereus, Osmerus nehereus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Francis Hamilton, (formerly Buchanan,) M. D. 1822 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058516. ASIZP0065776. ASIZP0065795. ASIZP0065816. ASIZP0073400. ASIZP0074881. ASIZP0076041. ASIZP0076055. ASIZP0078533. ASIZP0078534. ASIZP0078547. ASIZP0078548. ASIZP0078549. ASIZP0078740. ASIZP0078741. ASIZP0078850. ASIZP0078865. ASIZP0078898. ASIZP0078956. ASIZP0079118. ASIZP0079119. ASIZP0079157. ASIZP0079300. ASIZP0700110. ASIZP0801156. ASIZP0801157. ASIZP0801158. ASIZP0911156. ASIZP0911157. ASIZP0911158. CAS56037. FRIP03120. MTP0093. MTP0182. NMMBP01096. NMMBP01097. NMMBP01098. ...List all 46 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bombay duck; Bombay duck (India); Bombay duck fish; Bombay-duck
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed. Eye small. Adipose eyelid on anterior and posterior margins. Mouth large, gape tending obliquely. 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 11-12 rays; anal fin posterior to end of dorsal fin, with 13-15 rays; pectoral fins reaching beyond origin of dorsal fin ; pelvic fins with 9 rays, inner rays subequal or slightly longer than outer rays; caudal fin forked.
habitats	Inhabit deep water offshore on sandy mud bottom for most of the year, but also gathers in large shoals in deltas of rivers to feed during monsoons. Spawn 6 batches of broods per year. An aggressive predator.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from India to the Solomon Islands. It found in western and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, salted dried, or smoked.