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Ambassidae
slender glassy
Ambassis natalensis
Dark scale edges net a silver transparent body
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Smallslender glassy is a freshwater fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 10 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Ambassidae
- Genus
- Ambassis
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: East coast from KwaZulu-Natal south to Algoa Bay in South Africa (Ref. 4318 , 7248 , 52193 ). Reported from east Africa (Ref. 4318 ), including Madagascar (Ref. 4180 , 50956 ) and Mauritius (Ref. 50956 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
