Harpadon nudus

Taxonavigation: Synodontoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Section: Aulopa Ordo: Aulopiformes Subordo: Synodontoidei

Familia: Synodontidae
Genus: Harpadon
Species: Harpadon nudus

Name

Harpadon nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2015

• Holotype: ICAR-CMFRI GB.8.15.1.2.
• Paratypes: CMFR/PFD 313.3, 313.5, 313.6, 313.7, 281.4, 281.5.

Type locality: North-Eastern Arabian Sea, 19° 53’ N, 69° 23’E, 371 m depth.

Etymology: The word nudus in Greek meaning “bare” and refers to absence of scales on the body.

References

• Ganga, U., Thomas, J.P. & Sukumaran, S. 2015. A new species of the Genus Harpadon (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries 62(4): 1–9. (PDF) Reference page.