Bahaba polykladiskos (Bleeker, 1852)
Spine bahaba
Bahaba polykladiskos
photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  40 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Borneo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body brown, paler to whitish below (Ref. 9772).
Biology:  Found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 9772).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 26 September 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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