Ambassis nalua | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Ambassidae |
Genus: | Ambassis |
Species: | A. nalua |
Binomial name | |
Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Ambassis nalua, the scalloped glassfish or scalloped perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Ambassis . It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, form India to Australia and New Guinea, [2] where it occurs in bays, estuaries and mangrove-lined creeks. [3]