Buru glass perchlet (Ambassis buruensis)

Scientific name: Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856

Buru glass perchlet (Ambassis buruensis)

The Buru glass perchlet (Ambassis buruensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–30°C (72–86°F). Native range: Western Pacific, Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines, New Guinea and the Ryukyu Islands.

Buru glass perchlet care at a glance

Temperature
22–30°C (72–86°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Cheek scales in 2 rows. Lateral line strongly curved midway and runs long with a silvery mid-lateral band. Lower margin of interoperculum with a single spine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis buruensis
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.2
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines, New Guinea and the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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