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Ambassidae
bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
Across Indian Ocean shores from East Africa to Australia
bald glassy is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 16 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Ambassidae
- Genus
- Ambassis
- Maximum length
- 16 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: South and East Africa, including Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar and Seychelles, to Philippines, north to India, south to northern Australia (Ref. 33390 ). Extends south on African coast at least to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4318 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

