Agassiz's olive glassfish (Ambassis agassizii)

Scientific name: Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867

The Agassiz's olive glassfish (Ambassis agassizii) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae.

Biology

Inhabit streams, ponds, swamps, rivers, creeks, reservoirs and drainage ditches; occurring in areas with plenty of weed cover at temperatures from 18?-27?C. Feed on small crustaceans. Spawn early in the morning: males display fins while chasing the female, swimming in a zigzag pattern. Demersal eggs are deposited and fertilized on vegetation with larvae hatching after 24 hours. Similar in appearance to A. agrammus and A. mulleri.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis agassizii
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Oceania: endemic to Australia: New South Wales ( Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal), Queensland (Murray-Darling basin, NE costal), South Australia (Murray-Darling basin), Victoria (Murray-Darling basin); known only from limital area, Rockhampton, Queensland (23?22'S) to Lake Hiawatha, New South Wales(29?48'S) and Murray-Darling system as far south and west as Swan Reach, South Australia (34?34'S, 139?36'E).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.86)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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