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Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10.

Common Names

  • Kaalkop-glasvis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Langstekel-glasvis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Kyaung-ma-cer , Burmese , Myanmar
  • Nga-zin-cert , Burmese , Myanmar
  • Marie Jeanne , Creole, French , Mauritius
  • Dodosi , Digo , Kenya
  • Bald glassy , English , Myanmar
  • Bald glassy , English , Global
  • Bald glassy , English , Viet Nam
  • Bald glassy , English , Oman
  • Bald glassy , English , Malaysia
  • Bald glassy , English , Kenya
  • Bald glassy , English , South Africa
  • Bald glassy perchlet , English , India
  • Bald glassy perchlet , English , Oman
  • Bald glassy perchlet , English , Malaysia
  • Bald glassy perchlet , English , Global
  • Glassy perchlet , English , Hong Kong
  • Longspine glassy , English , South Africa
  • Naked-head glassy perchlet , English , Malaysia
  • Naked-head glassy perchlet , English , India
  • Nakedhead glass perchlet , English , Sri Lanka
  • Kaljulasiahven , Finnish , Finland
  • Ambache , French , Reunion I.
  • Ambache du large , French , Reunion I.
  • Ambasse , French , Reunion I.
  • Commersons Glasbarsch , German , Germany
  • Glatzkopf , German , Germany
  • Parangan , Hiligaynon , Philippines
  • Pangkah , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Pengkah , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Pengkat , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Sorgan , Javanese , Indonesia
  • Pangkah , Malay , Indonesia
  • Pridin , Malay , Malaysia
  • Seriding botak , Malay , Malaysia
  • Seriding putih , Malay , Malaysia
  • Aringil , Malayalam , India
  • Nanthan , Malayalam , India
  • അറിഞ്ഞില് , Malayalam , India
  • നന്താന് , Malayalam , India
  • നന്ദന് , Malayalam , India
  • 眶棘双边鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 眶棘雙邊魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸头双边鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸頭雙邊魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • Chandee , Oriya , India
  • Got kattila , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Langarai , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Langaray , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Mullu-tharu , Telugu , India
  • ముల్లు థరు , Telugu , India
  • Cá Sơn biển đầu trần , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Ambassidae

    Genus: Ambassis

    Species: Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: South and East Africa, including Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar and Seychelles, to Philippines, north to India, south to northern Australia (Ref. 33390). Extends south on African coast at least to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4318).

    • Biology

    Fairly common in marine and fresh waters (Ref. 4180); found in shallow waters; common in estuaries; may enter lower reaches of rivers. Can tolerate fresh water only within a narrow temperature (23-26°C). Feeds mainly at night on crustaceans, but also takes small fishes, fish eggs and larvae in estuaries (Ref. 7248). Marketed dried, salted and fresh (Ref.97399).

    Habitat

    freshwater