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Ambassis elongatus in Australia
Yellowfin glassfish

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Ambassis elongatus   (Castelnau, 1878)
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Yellowfin glassfish
Max. size:	7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7276)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 32°C; 17°S - 20°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Oceania: restricted to the O'Shannessy River (138°45'E), Leichardt River (139°49'E) and Norman River (141°08'E), Queensland in the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage, Australia.
Biology:	Inhabits freshwater streams that frequently have moderate to high turbidity levels (Ref. 5259). Found among vegetation at the margin of creeks and rivers (Ref. 44894). Not much information on natural history, however, Ref. 7276 reports that it is a carnivore (confirmed by Ref. 6398) and Ref. 2906 reports that it breeds in small ponds or aquaria
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless , Merrick, J.R. and G.E. Schmida. 1984
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Australia country information
Common names:	Elongate glassfish, Yellow-fin perchlet		Ref:  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1994
Status:	endemic		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	common (usually seen)		Ref:  Lake, J.S., 1978
Importance:	of no interest		Ref:
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Known from the O'Shannessy River, Leichardt River and Norman River, Qld. In the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage (Ref. 7300). Also Ref. 44894.
States/Provinces:	Queensland (endemic)
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., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen, 2002
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	Checked:  Sa-a, Pascualita	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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