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Ambassis interrupta

Longspined Perchlet
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LC
Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Sabah ver 3.1, 2021
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SSN 23185
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Taxonomy

  • Kingdom
    Animalia
  • Phylum
    Chordata
  • Class
    Teleostei
  • Order
    Cichliformes
  • Family
    Ambassidae
  • Genus
    Ambassis
  • Specific Epithet
    interrupta Bleeker, 1853
  • Common Name
    1. Glass Perch (English)
    2. Glassfish (English)
    3. Interrupta Glassy Perchlet (English)
    4. Long-spined Glass Perchlet (English)
    5. Long-spined Glassfish (English)
    6. Longspined Perchlet (English)
    7. Petek (Malay)
    8. Pridin (Malay)
    9. Seriding Duri (Malay)
    10. Seriding Putih (Malay)
  • Residential
    Native
The taxonomic status is pending for approval

Description
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Longspined Perchlet has deep and compressed body; lateral line interrupted at midway; hind margin of preopercle smooth and 2 scale rows on cheek. Its body colour is semitransparent, beige dorsally; silver head and belly; hyaline dorsal fins and caudal fin tinged with yellow or yellowish orange. It inhabits in brackish estuaries and tidal creeks, especially mangroves.

Habitats
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No Description Suitability Seasonality
1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal → Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes
 Suitable Unknown
2
Marine Intertidal → Mangrove Submerged Roots
 Suitable Unknown
3
Marine Neritic → Estuaries
 Suitable Unknown
4
Wetlands → Permanent Rivers, Streams, Creeks [includes waterfalls]
 Suitable Unknown
5
Wetlands → Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers, Streams, Creeks
 Suitable Unknown
References : http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3

Assessment
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Year Published Assessment Red List Category Version
2021 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
Sabah
3.1
2013 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
N/A
2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
3.1

Location
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by State Location
  • Johore 1
  • Pahang 1
  • Terengganu 1
Based on publications, specimens, and images

Specimen
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Collection Center   Total
Marine Collection
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Terengganu
43
Zoological Collection
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang
10

References
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Article
  1. Ng, H.H., Tan, H.H. & Lim, K.K.P. (1999). The Inland Fishes of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplements (6), 169-187
  2. Tan, H.H., Low, B.W., Yeo, D.C.J. & Lim, K.K.P. (2015). An update to the Inland Fishes of Pulau Tioman, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63, 555-563. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg
Book
  1. Che Abd Rahim, Mohamed, Fathul Karim, S., Azima, A.M., Zaidi, C.C., Mustaffa, O. & Lee, J.N. (2010). Penyelidikan Pantai Timur Johor : Mersing Warisan Terpelihara. Pusat Penyelidikan Ekosistem Marin (EKOMAR), Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. pp. 256.
  2. Faridah, M., Ibrahim, Y.S., Nursalwa, B., Abd Rahman Azmi, A.A. & Borkhanuddin, M.H. (2017). Invertebrates of Setiu Wetlands. Penerbit UMT, Malaysia. pp. 1-209.
  3. Kimura, S., Satapoomin, U. & Matsuura, K. (2009). Fishes of Andaman Sea : West Coast of Southern Thailand. National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan. pp. 346.
  4. Kimura, S. & Matsuura, K. (2003). Fishes of Bitung: Northern Tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan. pp. 244.
  5. Matsunuma, M., Motomura, H., Matsuura, K., Shazili, N.A.M. & Ambak, M.A. (2011). Fishes of Terengganu: East Coast of Malay Peninsula, Malaysia. National Museum of Nature and Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Kagoshima Universiti Museum, Malaysia. pp. ix+251.
  6. Phang, S.M., Affendi, Y.A., Ooi, J.L.S. & Haji, A.J.M. (2008). Natural History of The Pulau Tioman Group of Islands. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, Malaysia. pp. 292.
  7. Yusri, A., Hamdan, J. & Abdul Rahman, A.M. (2010). Ikan Laut Malaysia: Glosari Nama Sahih Spesis Ikan . Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 290.
Online
  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved April 13, 2016, from http://www.gbif.org
  2. Di Dario, F.IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 30, 2016, from http://www.iucnredlist.org
  3. Froese, R. & Pauly, D.FishBase. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://www.fishbase.org
Tool Kit
  1. Kamal, N.S.S., Tan, H.H. & Casey Ng, K.C. (2021). Inland Fishes of Sabah — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]

Publications
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Inland Fishes of Sabah (2021)

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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mrs. Noratikah Binti Ab. Manaf, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Ms. Norli Fauzani Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Ms. Nur Farahin Binti Mustafa, Ms. Nur Harissa Binti Rosli, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nursyafiqa Madzlen, Ms. Nurul Fatinizzati Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin

Species Citation :- Ambassis interrupta. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/23185. [Retrieved 01 October 2023].

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