Description

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Common Names

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Galiyechimweliyal , Carolinian , Micronesia

Ibis , Cebuano , Philippines

Freckled hawkfish , English , Micronesia

Freckled hawkfish , English , Viet Nam

Singapore glassy perchlet , English , India

Singapore glassy perchlet , English , Global

古氏双边鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

古氏雙邊魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Langaray , Tagalog , Philippines

Cá son bièn , Vietnamese , Cambodia

Cá Sơn biển kôp si , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Ambassidae

Genus: Ambassis

Species: Ambassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: Malaya, Indonesia, Borneo and Philippines. Recently recorded from the Indian region (Ref. 4833).

Biology

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Occurs in coastal and brackish waters, sometimes ascends freshwaters (Ref. 4833). Feeds on invertebrates. Marketed fresh or dried and salted (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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freshwater