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Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822)

Bombay-duck
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Bangladesh country information

Common names: Loitta, লইট্টা
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Bay of Bengal and estuaries. Enters tidal rivers. Highly esteemed as food particularly in Chittagong where it occurs in abundance.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rahman, A.K.A., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Harpadon: Greek, arpedon, -es = net, bow, knot (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - ? m (Ref. 9987).   Tropical; 31°N - 12°S, 40°E - 153°E (Ref. 54462)

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