Harpadon microchir

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Harpadon microchir
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Harpadon microchir
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Harpadon
Species:
H. microchir
Binomial name
Harpadon microchir
Günther, 1878

Harpadon microchir is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.

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