Harpadon nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2016
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harpadon nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2016
- Name authority
- Ganga & Thomas, 2016
- 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 nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2016
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 translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 | 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 |
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.
- Ganga, U., Thomas, J. P., & Sukumaran, S. (2016). A new species of the Genus Harpadon (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 62 (4) (for 2015): 1–9. 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:D545B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.