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Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Parambassis: Greek, para = near + Greek, ambassis, anabasis = climbing up (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: J Wolff, who collected the holotypes of these species, was a military doctor and one of Bleeker’s circle of friends who sent him fish specimens. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 13371)
Asia: discontinuous distribution in mainland and insular southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins; islands of Sumatra and Borneo (Ref. 10429). Reported from the river systems of Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand (Ref. 26336).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30857); common length : 9.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 10429)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Second anal spine conspicuously enlarged (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found in main rivers and lakes (Ref. 56749). Occurs in sluggish rivers and floodplains. Grows to a fairly large size and is probably the most common species of this family, seen in the markets. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, and small fish (Ref. 12693). Used as feeds for caged fishes (Ref. 56749).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Roberts, T.R., 1994. Systematic revision of tropical Asian freshwater glassperches (Ambassidae), with descriptions of three new species. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 42:263-290. (Ref. 10429)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01349 (0.00667 - 0.02727), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.58 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Low.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 341 [216, 660] mg/100g; Iron = 1.84 [1.14, 2.91] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.6, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.269 [0.107, 0.726] g/100g; Selenium = 51 [17, 160] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66 [27, 152] μg/100g; Zinc = 2 [1, 3] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |