Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Ambassidae

Genus: Ambassis

Species: Ambassis elongata (Castelnau, 1878)

Climate Zone

Location

• Oceania: restricted to the O'Shannessy River (138°45'E), Leichardt River (139°49'E) and Norman River (141°08'E), Queensland in the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage, Australia.

Biology

Inhabits freshwater streams that frequently have moderate to high turbidity levels (Ref. 5259). Found among vegetation at the margin of creeks and rivers (Ref. 44894). Not much information on natural history, however, Ref. 7276 reports that it is a carnivore (confirmed by Ref. 6398) and Ref. 2906 reports that it breeds in small ponds or aquaria.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless