Ambassis miops

Ambassis miops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Ambassis
Species: A. miops
Binomial name
Ambassis miops
Günther, 1871

Ambassis miops, commonly known as the flag-tailed glassfish, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae. It is native to eastern Australia.[1] It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast. A distinguishing feature of this miops species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye.[2]

References

  1. Brad Pusey; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington, eds. (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: Csiro Publishing. pp. 30608. ISBN 9780643098954.
  2. Thompson, Vanessa. "Ambassis". Fishesinaustralia. Retrieved 2015-05-06.


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