1) Indian condiment
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The Bombay duck or bummalo (Harpadon nehereus, Bengali: bamaloh or loytta, Gujarati: bumla, Marathi: bombil, Sinhala: bombeli, Urdu: بمبل مچھلی) is, despite its name, not a duck but a lizardfish. It is native to the waters between Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kutch in the Arabian Sea, and a small number are also found in the Bay of Bengal...
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(Harpodon nehereus), fish of the family Harpodontidae, found in estuaries of northern India, where it is widely used as a food fish and, when dried, ...
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The Bombay Duck, (properly the Bummalo or Bummaloti) (Saurus ophiodon) is a small fish of the family Scopelidae, found in the Indian and China seas. It is a small glutinous transparent fish about the size of a smelt which is dried and then eaten.
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The British (not renowned for their language skills) found it difficult to pronounce Bommaloay Macchi, a fish native to the Bombay area, so it became Bombay Duck - a crispy deep fried starter.
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Small fish
Harpodon nehereus found in the Indian Ocean. It has a thin body, up to 40 cm/16 in long, and sharp, pointed teeth. It feeds on shellfish and other small fish. It is valuable as a food fish, and is eaten, salted and dried, with dishes such as curry
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Bombil,Bumallo.
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a small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia. · (in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, esp. with curry. Also called
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