Long-Spined Glass Perchlet

Ambassis interrupta

Long-Spined Glass Perchlet

This little glassfish, its body almost transparent, lives in mangroves, estuaries and freshwater streams, usually within twenty kilometres of the sea and in warm water around 28 to 32 degrees. It moves in schools, hunts mostly by day, and migrates into fresh water though it spawns in salt or brackish conditions. Fishers take it with hand and scoop nets.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Ambassidae › Ambassis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277733.

FAQ

Is the Long-Spined Glass Perchlet dangerous to divers?
The Long-Spined Glass Perchlet is harmless to divers.
How big does the Long-Spined Glass Perchlet get?
The Long-Spined Glass Perchlet grows to about 12 cm.