Family : Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bald glassy
Fish Name : Ambassis gymnocephalus
Max size : 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4180)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous; pH range: 7.19999980926514 - 8.19999980926514
Climate : tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (k=1.20)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to the Philippines, north to China (Ref. 33450) and Taiwan (Ref. 5193), south to northern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10
Biology : Found in shallow waters; common in estuaries; may enter lower reaches of rivers. Can tolerate fresh water only within a narrow temperature (23-26°C). Feeds mainly at night on crustaceans, but also takes small fishes, fish eggs and larvae in estuaries (Ref. 7248). Marketed dried and salted (Ref. 12693)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 4180)

India country information
Common Names : Bald glassy perchlet, നന്ദന്, ముల్లు థరు , നന്താന്, അറിഞ്ഞില്, Aringil, Chandee, Mullu-tharu, Naked-head glassy perchlet, Nanthan
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses