Description

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Common Names

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Glassfish , English , Malaysia

Nalua-chanda , English , India

Scalloped glassfish , English , Australia

Scalloped perchlet , English , Australia

Scalloped perchlet , English , Malaysia

Scalloped perchlet , English , Papua New Guinea

Pangkah , Javanese , Indonesia

Pengkah , Javanese , Indonesia

Pengkat , Javanese , Indonesia

Tongkai , Javanese , Indonesia

Perdin , Malay , Malaysia

Pridin , Malay , Malaysia

Seriding , Malay , Malaysia

Seriding kipas , Malay , Malaysia

Seriding putih , Malay , Malaysia

Serinding , Malay , Indonesia

Aringil , Malayalam , India

അറിഞ്ഞില് , Malayalam , India

貝紋雙邊魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

贝纹双边鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Khaomao , Thai , Thailand

ข้าวเม่า , Thai , Thailand

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Ambassidae

Genus: Ambassis

Species: Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia and Oceania: India to New Guinea and Australia (Ref. 40509).

Biology

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Usually found in brackish waters of bays and estuaries, entering freshwater and mangrove-lined tidal creeks (Ref. 4833).

Habitat

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freshwater