Buton glassy perchlet (Ambassis buton)

Scientific name: Ambassis buton Popta, 1918

The Buton glassy perchlet (Ambassis buton) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. Native range: Asia, Great Nicobar Islands in India and Sermowoi river in Buton, New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis buton
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Great Nicobar Islands in India and Sermowoi river in Buton, New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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