Glassfish
Ambassis interrupta
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, 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: 9 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 20 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 63 records
- September: 33 records
- October: 49 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 11 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Glassfish, Glass Perch, Interrupta Glassy Perchlet, Long-spined Glassfish, Long-spined Glass Perchlet, Long-spined Perchlet, longspine glassfish, Northern Perchlet, Perchlet, Sailfin Perchlet
Names in 2 more languages
- Filipino
- Langaray
- Japanese
- Nan-yotakasagoishimochi, Nanyô-takasago-ishimochi, ナンヨウタカサゴイシモチ
Other scientific names: Ambassis dalyensis, Ambassis elevatus, Ambassis interruptus, Chanda interrupta
Similar species
- Telkara Perchlet
Ambassis vachellii
Bare-headed PerchletAmbassis dussumieri
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).
- 396 open-data records from 1852 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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