Glassy Bombay Duck

Harpadon translucens

Fish Found at Seventy Five Meters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large
Tropical fish

Harpadon translucens, the glassy Bombay duck, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific. The glassy Bombay duck is known to be found in estuaries with a mix of salt and fresh waters. The glassy Bombay duck is found at a demersal depth range of about 1 – 75 m.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Harpadon
Maximum length: 70 cm
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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