The Chinese bahaba, a critically endangered fish nicknamed the ‘Panda of the Sea,’ was missing from Hong Kong for over a decade, until its DNA gave it away
Trace DNA reveals critically endangered Chinese bahaba in Hong Kong after decade without records Traces of genetic material collected from seawater have revealed the presence of the Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis) in western Hong Kong waters, marking the first scientific confirmation of the rare fish in the city for over ten years.Nicknamed the “Panda of…