Ambassis miops

Ambassis miops
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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. 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   978-0-643-09895-4 . 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.