bandedtail glassy perchlet
Ambassis urotaenia
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and August
- How commonRare
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: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- bandedtail glassy perchlet, Banded-Tail Glassy Perchlet, Bleeker’s Glassfish, Bleeker's Glass Perchlet, Glassfish
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Ambache Du Large, Ambache du large, Ambasse, Ambasse
- Japanese
- Kuroobitakasagoishimochi, Takasago-ishimochi, クロオビタカサゴイシモチ, タカサゴイシモチ
- Thai
- ปลาแป้นแก้วหางแถบ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大面側仔, 尾紋雙邊魚, 尾纹双边鱼, 玻璃魚, 細尾雙邊魚, 细尾双边鱼
Other scientific names: Ambassis lungi, Ambassis papuensis, Priopis lungi
Similar species
GlassfishAmbassis interrupta
- Telkara Perchlet
Ambassis vachellii
Bare-headed PerchletAmbassis dussumieri
Singapore Glassy PerchletAmbassis kopsii
GlassfishAmbassis nalua
- Bald glassy
Ambassis ambassis
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).
- 294 open-data records from 1852 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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