Port Jackson perchlet (Ambassis jacksoniensis)

Scientific name: Ambassis jacksoniensis Macleay, 1881

The Port Jackson perchlet (Ambassis jacksoniensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Endemic to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 24. Adults have a single supraorbital spine, a short-based, deeply notched dorsal fin, and are transparent and silvery.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambassis jacksoniensis
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Depth range
0–6 m (0–20 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 6 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
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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