Buru glass perchlet
📖 Overview
Adults occur in brackish mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams . Probably feed on small insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Not seen in markets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Cheek scales in 2 rows. Lateral line strongly curved midway and runs long with a silvery mid-lateral band. Lower margin of interoperculum with a single spine.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Buru glass perchlet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 2 m . Tropical; 22°C - 30°C ; 31°N - 24°S, 102°E - 177°W
🌿 Ecology
small insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Buru Glassfish · Buru glass perchlet · Buru perchlet · Melanesian glassfish · east Indian glassfish |
| 🌍CES | okouníček burunský |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Himetakasagoishimochi · Togenaga-takasago-ishimochi · トゲナガタカサゴイシモチ · ヒメタカサゴイシモチ |
| 🌍MSA | Pridin · Seriding buru · Seriding putih |
| 🌍THA | ปลาขี้จีน |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大面側仔 · 布魯雙邊魚 · 彎線雙邊魚 · 玻璃魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassis buroensis | Bleeker | 1856 | Synonym |
| Chanda beruensis | Bleeker | 1856 | Synonym |
| Chanda buruensis | Bleeker | 1856 | Homotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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