Ambassis miops

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Ambassis miops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Species:
A. miops
Binomial name
Ambassis miops
Günther, 1871

Ambassis miops, commonly known as the flag-tailed glassfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific - Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu. [1] It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast in Australia. [2] A distinguishing feature of this species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Larson, H.; Kennard, M.; Hammer, M. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Ambassis miops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T180926A174794313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T180926A174794313.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Brad Pusey; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington, eds. (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 306–308. ISBN   9780643098954 . Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Thompson, V.J.; Bray, D.J. (2021). "Flagtail Glassfish, Ambassis miops Günther 1872". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria/OzFishNet. Retrieved 23 July 2025.


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