Ambassis nalua

Ambassis nalua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Species:
A. nalua
Binomial name
Ambassis nalua
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chanda nalua Hamilton, 1822

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]

References

  1. ^ Dahanukar, N.; Torres, A.G.; Kesner-Reyes, K. (2021). "Ambassis nalua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172359A60610709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172359A60610709.en. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambassis nalua". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Ambassis nalua". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 Sep 2018.