Vachelli's glass perchlet (Ambassis vachellii)

Scientific name: Ambassis vachellii Richardson, 1846

Vachelli's glass perchlet (Ambassis vachellii)

The Vachelli's glass perchlet (Ambassis vachellii) is a freshwater fish of the family Ambassidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific.

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 vachellii
Family
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.
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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