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Ambassis gymnocephalus in Kenya
Bald glassy

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Ambassis gymnocephalus   (Lacepède, 1802)
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture (Amgym_u1.jpg) by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bald glassy
Max. size:	16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4180)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous; pH range: 7.19999980926514 - 8.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (k=1.20)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to the Philippines, north to China (Ref. 33450) and Taiwan (Ref. 5193), south to northern Australia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10
Biology:	Found in shallow waters; common in estuaries; may enter lower reaches of rivers. Can tolerate fresh water only within a narrow temperature (23-26°C). Feeds mainly at night on crustaceans, but also takes small fishes, fish eggs and larvae in estuaries (Ref. 7248). Marketed dried and salted (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 4180)
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Kenya country information
Common names:	Bald glassy, Dodosi		Ref:  Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 1998
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	It enters lower parts of rivers (Ref. 52331), including Ramisi River (Ref. 52331), Umba River (Ref. 52331) and Athi-Galana-Sabaki drainage (Ref. 30558).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
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	Modified:  Boden, Gert	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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