Bare-headed Perchlet
Ambassis dussumieri
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Photos
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bare-headed Perchlet, Barehead Glassfish, Malabar Glassy Perchlet
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Ambache de Dussumier
Other scientific names: Ambassis bleekeri
Similar species
GlassfishAmbassis interrupta
- Telkara Perchlet
Ambassis vachellii
Singapore Glassy PerchletAmbassis kopsii
GlassfishAmbassis nalua
- Bald glassy
Ambassis ambassis
- Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
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).
- 277 open-data records from 1941 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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