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Bahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)

Common Names

  • Chinese bahaba
  • Chinese bahaba
  • Giant yellow croaker
  • \u9ec3\u5507\u9b5a
  • \u9ec4\u5507\u9c7c

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Sciaenidae

    Genus: Bahaba

    Species: Bahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    • Northwest Pacific: south China only. From the Yangtze River southwards to Hongkong (Ref. 75158).

    Biology

    Adults feed on shrimp, crab, and other crustaceans (Ref. 75158). Adults aggregate in estuaries to spawn (Ref. 75158). An important food fish.

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Critically Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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