Bald glassy
Ambassis ambassis
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bald glassy, Commerson's Glassy, Commerson's Glassy Perchlet, Longspine glassy, Commerson's glassy
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Ambache du large, Ambache du large, Ambasse
- Japanese
- ハナダカタカサゴイシモチ
- Thai
- ปลาขี้จีน, ปลาขี้จีนยาว, ปลาแป้นแก้ว, ปลาแป้นหางเหลือง
Other scientific names: Ambassis commersoni, Ambassis commersonii, Ambassis gruendleri, Ambassis klunzingeri, Ambassis productus, Aspro ambassis, Centropomus ambassis, Chanda commersonii
Similar species
GlassfishAmbassis interrupta
Singapore Glassy PerchletAmbassis kopsii
GlassfishAmbassis nalua
- Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
- Flag-tailed Glassfish
Ambassis miops
- bandedtail glassy perchlet
Ambassis urotaenia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 296 open-data records from 1802 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.