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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Ambassis gymnocephalus
Glassy perchlet
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Ambassidae
Other Common Name(s):
Bald glassy
Description:
Bald Glassy is a small fish with a flat-sided body and covered with large scales. The mouth is stongly oblique. Its spiny first dorsal fin and the soft second dorsal fin are separated by a deep notch. The fish has a silvery and translucent appearance with light brownish-olive back and mouth. The sides of body are whitish or silvery with an ill-defined shiny horizontal stripe.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widespread in estuaries and coastal waters.
Global Distribution
Indo Pacific region including Red Sea, South Africa, Philippines, China, India and Australia.
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References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lam, K. S. (2002).
Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Chen I.S. and Fang L.S. (1999).
The Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Taiwan
(in Chinese). National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.
