Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier, 1828
Malabar glassy perchlet
Ambassis dussumieri
photo by Keith, P.

 Family:  Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
 Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Algoa Bay in South Africa, east coast of Africa, North of the Red Sea, Seychelles, India, Natal northward to the Philippines and China, Australia.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs in estuarian and coastal areas but also in freshwaters (Ref. 57749). Generally occurs in the seas and estuaries, but also found in rivers within tidal influence (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 43640.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 02.05.94
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 18.07.13
 Checked by: Busson, Frédéric - 08.01.07

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