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Bahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)

Description

Common Names

  • Chinese bahaba , English , USA
  • Chinese bahaba , English , Global
  • Giant yellow croaker , English , China
  • 黃唇魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黄唇鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • 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