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Ambassis buruensis in Thailand
Buru glass perchlet

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Ambassis buruensis   Bleeker, 1856
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture (Ambur_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Buru glass perchlet
Max. size:	8.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 30°C; 19°N - 11°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Pacific: Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines (Ref. 12693), New Guinea (Ref. 2847) and the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Cheek scales in 2 rows. Lateral line strongly curved midway and runs long with a silvery mid-lateral band. Lower margin of interoperculum with a single spine.
Biology:	Adults occur in brackish mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847, 37816). Probably feed on small insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Thailand country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Reported from Bangkok, Keng Sok (Surat Thani) and Klong Wan (Prachuap Khiri Khan) (Ref. 37773).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/th.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997
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	Entered:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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