Flag-tailed glass perchlet (Ambassis miops)

Scientific name: Ambassis miops G?nther, 1872

Flag-tailed glass perchlet (Ambassis miops)

The Flag-tailed glass perchlet (Ambassis miops) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to New Guinea and New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Reported from Samoa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Resembles A. urotaenia, but differs in having large eye, and a gently-rounded snout. Eye diameter over 30% and interorbital width over 20% of head length. Cheek scales in 2 rows. Attains 8 cm TL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis miops
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.3
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to New Guinea and New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Reported from Samoa.
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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