Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. This species is native to a tropical climate. The maximum recorded length of the glassy Bombay duck as an unsexed male is about 70 cm (28 in) in length. It is commonly found in the areas of Indo-West Pacific, Arafura Sea, northwestern Australia, and Papua New Guinea. This species is known to occupy bays and estuaries. Another common name for this species is the ghost grinner.
Wikipedia contributors, Harpadon translucens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:44:36.984636+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889
- Name authority
- Saville-Kent, 1889
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Harpadontidae
- Genus
- Harpadon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAulopiformes
- suborderAulopoidei
- familyHarpadontidae Bleeker, 1875
- genusHarpadon Lesueur, 1825
- speciesHarpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harpadon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Harpadon erythraeus Klausewitz, 1983 | HarpadontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpadon microchir Günther, 1878 | HarpadontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpadon nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2016 | HarpadontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bombay-duckHarpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) | HarpadontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpadon squamosus (Alcock, 1891) | HarpadontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Harpodon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 Saville-Kent, 1889 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Saville-Kent, W. (1889). Preliminary observations on a natural history collection made in connection with the surveying cruise of H. M. S. “Myrmidon,” at Port Darwin and Cambridge Gulf in ... 1888. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, v. 6 (pt 5): 219–240, Pl. 13. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.244659 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JS7Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.