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Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Ambassis: Derived from Greek, anabasis = climbing up (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande. Subtropical; 13°N - 39°S, 19°E - 52°E
Western Indian Ocean: East coast from KwaZulu-Natal south to Algoa Bay in South Africa (Ref. 4318, 7248, 52193). Reported from east Africa (Ref. 4318), including Madagascar (Ref. 4180, 50956) and Mauritius (Ref. 50956).
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm 3.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52193)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 11. Diagnosis: Ambassis natalensis has following combination of characters: supraorbital spines 1-4; rostral spine absent; rear margin of preopercle entirely serrate; preopercle ridge smooth except for 1-5 tiny spines at rear corner; interopercle smooth or with 1-4 tiny serrae at angle; two rows of cheek scales; predorsal scales 9-11; lateral line continuous; lower gill rakers 19-22; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; teeth on vomer and palatines in 2-3 rows (Ref. 50956).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Tolerant of freshwater within a temperature range of 19-27°C (Ref. 4180, 52193, 79840). In summer, it feeds mainly in early evening and late morning while in winter, it feeds both day and night on crustaceans as well as insects (aquatic and terrestrial) and fish (Ref. 7248, 52193). Excellent subject for biological research as it easily thrives in captivity (Ref. 12484).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Maugé, L.A., 1986. Ambassidae. p. 297-298. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4180)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: saknar intresse; Akvarium: Kommersiell; bete: usually
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01413 (0.00728 - 0.02742), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.59 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Assuming Fec > 10,000). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈 |