Macleay's glass perchlet
Ambassis macleayi
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Macleay's glassfish comes from northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It eats small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Ambassis macleayi
- Family
- Ambassidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ambassidae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Chanda macleayi, Pseudoambassis macleayi
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 20–32 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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