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Ambassis interrupta in Papua New Guinea
Long-spined glass perchlet

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Ambassis interrupta   Bleeker, 1852
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture (Amint_u0.jpg) by Suzuki, T.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Long-spined glass perchlet
Max. size:	12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050); max. published weight: 12.0 g (Ref. 7242)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	tropical; 19°N - 23°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=29,000-310,000)
Distribution:	Asia: Indo-Australian Archipelago, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, to northern Australia and the Andaman Sea. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371) and the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Body very high, 50% of SL. Lateral line incomplete, but a few pored scales on a silvery midlateral band. Lower margin of inter operculum with few spines. The second spine of the first dorsal fin is strong and very long. Attains 8 cm TL.
Biology:	Found in brackish-water, mangrove, estuarine and freshwater-stream habitats, usually within 20 km of the sea (Ref. 2847). They occur at temperatures ranging from 28 to 32°C. Found in schools and migrate to freshwater. Mainly diurnal. A predominantly marine or estuarine spawner. Caught by hand and scoop nets (Ref. 7242)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Papua New Guinea country information
Common names:	Perchlet, Glassfish, Long-spined perchlet		Ref:  Kailola, P.J., 1987
Status:	native		Ref:  Hitchcock, G., 2002
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	common (usually seen)		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Wewak, Manus Island, Madang and from the lower Sepik, Ramu, Fly and Oriomo rivers. Common in the lower section of the Sepik River and occurs as far upstream as Pagwi, about 200 km from the river mouth (Ref. 7242). Also Ref. 6192, 13533.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pp.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1991
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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