Flag-tailed Glassfish
Ambassis miops
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Ambassis miops, commonly known as the flag-tailed glassfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific - Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu. It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast in Australia. A distinguishing feature of this species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 3.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flag-tailed Glassfish, Flag-tailed Glass Perchlet, Lafa Glassfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Sesujitakasagoishimochi, セスジタカサゴイシモチ
Other scientific names: Ambassis lafa, Ambassis myops
Similar species
GlassfishAmbassis interrupta
Singapore Glassy PerchletAmbassis kopsii
GlassfishAmbassis nalua
- Bald glassy
Ambassis ambassis
- Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 335 open-data records from 1872 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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