| 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]