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Banded-tail glassy perchlet (Ambassis urotaenia)
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Banded-tail glassy perchlet (Ambassis urotaenia) specimen
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Ambassidae

Banded-tail glassy perchlet

Ambassis urotaenia

A fusiform body spans East Africa to Fiji

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

Banded-tail glassy perchlet is known from Indo-Pacific as a fish. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.

Maximum length
14 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, Fiji and Carolines, north to Sagami Bay, Japan (Ref. 559 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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