Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 44 - 45. This species iis distinguished by the following characters: caudal fin trilobed with lateral line continuous with central lobe; large mouth gape extending far beyond the eye; jaws bearing characteristic fang like, unequal teeth with barbed tips arranged in 2-3 rows; teeth on the roof of the mouth and tongue; head with a very short snout and eyes placed laterally very close to snout tip; nostrils placed close to the snout tip; branchiostegals thin and numerous (> 17); pelvic fins with 9 rays; with adipose fin; gill rakers spine like (Ref. 106147).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Synodontidae

Genus: Harpadon

Species: Harpadon nudus Ganga & Thomas, 2016

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal