Flag-tailed glass perchlet

Ambassis miops

Eyes fill a third of the head near mangroves

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Flag-tailed glass perchlet is a freshwater fish associated with mangrove waters. The available account notes this characteristic: Eyes fill a third of the head near mangroves.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Maximum length: 10.3 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Arabian Sea and India, to Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Taiwan, southern Japan, northern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa and the Cook Is.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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