Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Body brown, paler to whitish below (Ref. 9772).

Common Names

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Croaker , English , Malaysia

Spine bahaba , English , Malaysia

Spine bahaba , English , Global

Gelama , Malay , Malaysia

Gelama jarum , Malay , Malaysia

Turusan , Malay , Malaysia

波利黃唇魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

波利黄唇鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Bahaba

Species: Bahaba polykladiskos (Bleeker, 1852)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Pacific: Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Borneo.

Biology

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Found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772).

Habitat

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brackish