Ambassidae

Scalloped perchlet

Ambassis nalua

Bays estuaries and mangrove creeks share its waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Ambassis nalua, the scalloped glassfish or scalloped perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ambassis. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, form India to Australia and New Guinea, where it occurs in bays, estuaries and mangrove-lined creeks.