Estuarine glass perchlet

Ambassis macracanthus

A silver stripe with a black dorsal patch

Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Estuarine glass perchlet is a freshwater fish from Asia and Oceania. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Body shape: fusiform