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Ambassis vachellii

Telkara Perchlet
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LC
Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ver 3.1, 2012
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SSN 54434
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Taxonomy

The taxonomic status is pending for approval

Description
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Vachell’s Glass Perchlet has oblong and compressed body; lateral line interrupted at midway; hind and ventral margins of preopercle with serrate and 2 or more scale rows on cheek. Its body is semitransparent; silver head and belly; hyaline dorsal fins and caudal fin often tinged with yellow. It inhabits in bays, brackish estuaries and tidal creeks, especially mangroves.

Assessment
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Year Published Assessment Red List Category Version
2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
3.1

Specimen
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Collection Center   Total
Marine Collection
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Terengganu
10
Zoological Collection
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang
14

References
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Book
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Yoshida, T., Nurulhuda, E.M., Musikasinthorn, P. & Matsuura, K. (2013). Fishes of Northern Gulf of Thailand, Volume 8. National Museum of Nature and Science,Tsukuba. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Kyoto. Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima., Japan. pp. 239.
Online
  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 30, 2016, from http://www.iucnredlist.org

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mrs. Noratikah Binti Ab. Manaf, Ms. Norli Fauzani Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurul Fatinizzati Binti Abd Halim & Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif

Species Citation :- Ambassis vachellii. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/54434. [Retrieved 01 February 2023].

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