Estuarine glass perchlet

Ambassis macracanthus

A silver stripe with a black dorsal patch

Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Estuarine glass perchlet is a freshwater fish from Asia and Oceania. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Maximum length: 10.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Indonesia (from Sumatra to Irian Jaya) to Papua New Guinea. Reported from India (Ref. 45255 ) and the Philippines (Ref. 7223 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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