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Ambassis agassizii in Australia
Agassiz's olive glassfish

Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)	picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Agassiz's olive glassfish
Max. size:	7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 44894)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	subtropical; 33°S - 35°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.86)
Distribution:	Oceania: Endemic to eastern Australia (i.e., NE coast, Gulf of Carpentaria and Timor Sea Divisions; Ref. 4850); Murray-Darling system, Queensland; western New South Wales, Victoria; South Australia.
Biology:	Inhabit streams, ponds, swamps (Ref. 5259, 44894), rivers, creeks, reservoirs and drainage ditches (Ref. 44894); occurring in areas with plenty of weed cover at temperatures from 18°-27°C. Feed on small crustaceans. Spawn early in the morning: males display fins while chasing the female, swimming in a zigzag pattern. Demersal eggs are deposited and fertilized on vegetation with larvae hatching after 24 hours (Ref. 7311). Similar in appearance to A. agrammus and A. mulleri
Threatened:	Data deficient, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless , Merrick, J.R. and G.E. Schmida. 1984
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Main Ref:	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Common names:	Agassiz's glassfish, Agassiz's chanda perch, Agassiz's perchlet, Chanda perch, Doody, Glassy perchlet, Inland chanda perch, Olive perchlet, Pale perchlet, Silver spray, Von Mueller's perchlet, Western chanda perch	Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
Status:	endemic	Ref: Pusey, B.J., A.H. Arthington and M.G. Read, 1995
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)	Ref: Axelrod, H.R., W.E. Burgess, N. Pronek and J.G. Walls, 1991
Importance:	of no interest	Ref:
Regulations:	no regulations	Ref:
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Type specimen from the Fitzroy River, Queensland. Known from Rockhampton, Qld. To Lake Hiawatha, N. S. W. and Murray-Darling system as far south and west as Swan Reach, S. A. (Ref. 7300). Known from Mulgrave river, Wet Tropics, Northern Queensland (Ref. 40054); Burdekin River (Ref. 40171). Probably adversely affected by Gambusia holbrooki and Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Ref. 48787). Also Ref. 44894.
States/Provinces:	New South Wales (native) Queensland (native) South Australia (native) Victoria (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	Yes
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1989
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