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Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Ambassis: Derived from Greek, anabasis = climbing up (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 59012). Tropical; 19°N - 23°S
Asia: Indo-Australian Archipelago, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, to northern Australia and the Andaman Sea. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371) and the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 7.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7050); common length : 5.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7242); peso máximo publicado: 12.00 g (Ref. 7242)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10. Body very high, 50% of SL. Lateral line incomplete, but a few pored scales on a silvery midlateral band. Lower margin of inter operculum with few spines. The second spine of the first dorsal fin is strong and very long.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in brackish-water, mangrove, estuarine and freshwater-stream habitats, usually within 20 km of the sea (Ref. 2847). They occur at temperatures ranging from 28 to 32°C. Found in schools and migrate to freshwater. Mainly diurnal. A predominantly marine or estuarine spawner. Caught by hand and scoop nets (Ref. 7242).
A nonobligatory plant spawner.
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 26.7 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1018 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00659 - 0.02000), b=2.96 (2.81 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.7 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Fec=29,000-310,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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