Bahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis), also known as the giant yellow croaker, is a critically endangered marine and brackish-water fish in the family Sciaenidae. It reaches lengths of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and weights of 100 kg (220 lb). It occurs along the coast of China, from the Yangtze River estuary southwards to the Pearl River estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Its natural habitats include shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, rocky shores and estuarine waters.
Wikipedia contributors, Chinese bahaba; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:41.569552+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)
- Name authority
- (Herre, 1932)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Bahaba
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySciaenidae Cuvier, 1829
- genusBahaba Herre, 1935
- speciesBahaba taipingensis (Herre, 1932)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bahaba. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bahaba polykladiskos (Bleeker, 1852) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bahaba chaptis (Hamilton, 1822) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nibea taipingensis Herre, 1932 Herre, 1932 | synonym |
| Nibea flavolabiata Lin, 1935 Lin, 1935 | synonym |
| Otolithes lini Herre, 1935 Herre, 1935 | synonym |
| Bahaba flavolabiata (Lin, 1935) (Lin, 1935) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279858 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68BDT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.