Family : Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Malabar glassy perchlet
Fish Name : Ambassis dussumieri
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4180)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)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
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 4180)

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