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Description |
Eastern Indian Ocean: West Bengal in India and Myanmar.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Bahaba chaptis is endemic to the Bay of Bengal (L. Chao pers. comm. 2007). Recorded from India (Hoogly estuary, West Bengal), Bangladesh and from Myanmar.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (West Bengal); Myanmar
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for Bahaba chaptis. This species appears to be very rare being known only by eight specimens.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Bahaba chaptis is found in the photic zone of coastal and estuarine waters. This benthopelagic species can tolerate lowered salinities.
Inhabits coastal waters and lower parts of rivers.
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Bahaba chaptis is taken by the commercial fishing industry using trawls, gill nets and handlines, however it is not targeted directly.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Bahaba chaptis is taken by the commercial fishing industry using trawls, gill nets and handlines, however it is not targeted directly. There are no available catch statistics for this species, and therefore it is unknown whether this species is being impacted upon by any major threat processes.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Bahaba chaptis, however it may be found in a number of marine protected areas.
Monitoring of the harvest levels of this species is needed to ensure the stocks are not being over-exploited. Further research on the biology and ecology of this species is needed to determine how resilient it is to fishing pressure.
Citation: Datta, N.C., Allen, D.J., Jha, B.R. & Dey, S.C. 2010. Bahaba chaptis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154979A4682259. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154979A4682259.en. Downloaded on 27 January 2016.
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