Chaptis bahaba

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]

Chaptis bahaba
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Sciaenidae
Genus:	Bahaba
Species:	B. chaptis
Binomial name
Bahaba chaptis (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Bola chaptis Hamilton, 1822