Chinese bahaba
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The Chinese Bahaba is a species of fish
in the Sciaenidae
family. It is found in China
, Hong Kong
, and Macau
. Its natural habitat
s are open sea
s, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, rocky shores, and estuarine waters. It is threatened by massive overfishing and has been listed as endangered and/or commercially extinct. The fishing is prompted by the immense monetary value placed on the swim bladders of this fish. In some markets, notably the Chinese markets, a good specimen swim bladder fetches more than its weight in gold. Habitat loss has also been implicated although has yet to be proven.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae
Sciaenidae is a family of fish commonly called drums, croakers, or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make...
family. It is found in China
China
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, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, and Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s are open sea
Sea
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s, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, rocky shores, and estuarine waters. It is threatened by massive overfishing and has been listed as endangered and/or commercially extinct. The fishing is prompted by the immense monetary value placed on the swim bladders of this fish. In some markets, notably the Chinese markets, a good specimen swim bladder fetches more than its weight in gold. Habitat loss has also been implicated although has yet to be proven.
Source
- Ng Wai Chuen & Cheung, W. 2005. Bahaba taipingensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. The Latin Name for the Chinese bahaba is bahaba taipingensis.
External links
- Anglers let big cash bonanza get away ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
April 25, 2008
- Downcast: Critically endangered bahaba caught and sold for $500,000 Scientific AmericanScientific AmericanScientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
February 16, 2010