Estuarine glass perchlet (Ambassis macracanthus)

Scientific name: Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker, 1849

Estuarine glass perchlet (Ambassis macracanthus)

The Estuarine glass perchlet (Ambassis macracanthus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, Indonesia (from Sumatra to Irian Jaya) to Papua New Guinea. Reported from India and the Philippines.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis macracanthus
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: Indonesia (from Sumatra to Irian Jaya) to Papua New Guinea. Reported from India and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)

Sources

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

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