Malabar glassy perchlet
📖 Overview
Occurs in estuarian and coastal areas but also in freshwaters . Generally occurs in the seas and estuaries, but also found in rivers within tidal influence .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Diagnosis: Ambassis dussumieri has the following combination of characters: supraorbital spines 1-5, usually 3-4; rostral spine present; rear margin of preopercle smooth (at least dorsally); interopercle edge smooth; two rows of cheek scales; predorsal scales 13-16; lateral line discontunuous; lower gill rakers 22-25; pectoral-fin rays 14-16 .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Malabar glassy perchlet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical West Pacific: from Algoa Bay in South Africa, north to the Red Sea, Seychelles, and eastward around India and Australasia to the Philippines and China (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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