Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856
Buru glass perchlet
Ambassis buruensis
photo by Hazes, B.

Family:  Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Max. size:  8.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; depth range - 2 m,
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines (Ref. 12693), New Guinea (Ref. 2847) and the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Cheek scales in 2 rows. Lateral line strongly curved midway and runs long with a silvery mid-lateral band. Lower margin of interoperculum with a single spine.
Biology:  Adults occur in brackish mangrove estuaries and lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 2847, 37816). Probably feed on small insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Specimens were collected from Calbiga-a creek and Ambacan River at Butigan, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223) and reported from Taal Lake (Ref. 12165, 13446). Also Ref. 2847, 7050.


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