Family :Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes
Order :Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :Long-spined glass perchlet
Fish Name : Ambassis interrupta
Max size : 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050); max. published weight: 12.0 g
Environment : demersal; amphidromous
Climate : tropical; 19°N - 23°S
Global Importance :fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=29,000-310,000)
Distribution : Asia: Indo-Australian Archipelago, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, to northern Australia and the Andaman Sea. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371) and the Ryukyu Islands
Diagnosis :Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Body very high, 50% of SL. Lateral line incomplete, but a few pored scales on a silvery midlateral band. Lower margin of inter operculum with few spines. The second spine of the first dorsal fin is strong and very long. Attains 8 cm TL.
Biology :Found in brackish-water, mangrove, estuarine and freshwater-stream habitats, usually within 20 km of the sea (Ref. 2847). They occur at temperatures ranging from 28 to 32°C. Found in schools and migrate to freshwater. Mainly diurnal. A predominantly marine or estuarine spawner. Caught by hand and scoop nets
Dangerous :harmless


India country information
Common Names :Interrupta glassy perchlet
Status :native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses :no uses