Ambassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858
Singapore glassy perchlet
Ambassis kopsii
photo by Winterbottom, R.

Family:  Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Max. size:  10.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Malaya, Indonesia, Borneo and Philippines. Recently recorded from the Indian region (Ref. 4833).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in coastal and brackish waters, sometimes ascends freshwaters (Ref. 4833). Feeds on invertebrates. Marketed fresh or dried and salted (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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