Long-spined glass perchlet (Ambassis interrupta)

Scientific name: Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, 1852

Long-spined glass perchlet (Ambassis interrupta)

The Long-spined glass perchlet (Ambassis interrupta) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae.

Biology

Found in brackish-water, mangrove, estuarine and freshwater-stream habitats, usually within 20 km of the sea. They occur at temperatures ranging from 28 to 32?C. Found in schools and migrate to freshwater. Mainly diurnal. A predominantly marine or estuarine spawner. Caught by hand and scoop nets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis interrupta
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Common length
5.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Indo-Australian Archipelago, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, to northern Australia and the Andaman Sea. Reported from Palau and the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=29,000-310,000)

Sources

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

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