Ambassis nalua

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Ambassis nalua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Species:
A. nalua
Binomial name
Ambassis nalua
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chanda naluaHamilton, 1822

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]

References

  1. Dahanukar, N.; Torres, A.G.; Kesner-Reyes, K. (2021). "Ambassis nalua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T172359A60610709. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172359A60610709.en . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambassis nalua". FishBase . June 2018 version.
  3. Dianne J. Bray. "Ambassis nalua". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 Sep 2018.