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Ambassis productus in Madagascar
Longspine glassy

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Ambassis productus   Guichenot, 1866
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture (Ampro_u0.jpg) by King, D.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Longspine glassy
Max. size:	15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4318)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	subtropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)
Distribution:	Western Indian Ocean: east African coast and Madagascar to at least southern Natal, South Africa.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3
Biology:	Tolerant of freshwater when water temperature is within 7-32°C (Ref. 7248, 79840). Tends to be more tolerant of lower temperatures in water of low salinity (2ppt) than in seawater (Ref. 7248). Feeds at night on crustaceans, fish fry and larvae and insects (Ref. 7248). Salt dried and eaten in some countries (Ref. 12484
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Heemstra, P.C. and T.J. Martin. 1986. (Ref. 4318)
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Madagascar country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Heemstra, P.C. and T.J. Martin, 1986
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Also Ref. 4318, 79840.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ma.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Sparks, J.S. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2003
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Capuli, Estelita Emily

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07