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Chaptis bahaba

The chaptis bahaba is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This fish is found in brackish and marine waters in the lower reaches of rivers and coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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Chaptis bahaba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Bahaba
Species:
B. chaptis
Binomial name
Bahaba chaptis
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms2
  • Bola chaptis Hamilton, 1822

The chaptis bahaba (Bahaba chaptis) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers.2 This fish is found in brackish and marine waters in the lower reaches of rivers and coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.1

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References

  1. Datta, N.C.; Allen, D.J.; Jha, B.R. & Dey, S.C. (2020). "Bahaba chaptis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T154979A130104892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T154979A130104892.en. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bahaba chaptis". FishBase. February 2023 version.