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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

The eighth Malaysian glass-perchlet

Ambassis octava Rasul & Tan, 2023
Max Length
7.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for The eighth Malaysian glass-perchlet is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Ambassis octava
Authority
Rasul & Tan, 2023
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Max Length
7.9 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a single backwardly oriented supraorbital spine; absence of nasal spine; lower margin of interopercle smooth; preorbital ridge smooth; transverse scale rows on cheek 2; predorsal scales 13 or 14; scale rows between anal-fin origin and lateral line 7 or 8 (modally 8); scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 5. Body compressed, relatively deep, its height 44.6 to 51.2% of SL; caudal peduncle robust, its height 16.7 to 18.9% of SL; second dorsal-fin spine (DH2) longer than third dorsal-fin spine (DH3) (DH2/DH3 > 1); second anal-fin spine (AH2) shorter than third anal-fin spine (AH3) (AH2/AH3 < 1). .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for The eighth Malaysian glass-perchlet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for The eighth Malaysian glass-perchlet is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for The eighth Malaysian glass-perchlet is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical Central Pacific: Malaysia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0138 × L2.98 (TL)
Max TL
7.9cm
Dorsal Spines
8
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
10

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
11.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Rasul & Tan, 2023

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