Ambassis miops
| Ambassis miops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| 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 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.[1] It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast in Australia.[2] A distinguishing feature of this species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Larson, H.; Kennard, M.; Hammer, M. (2020) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Ambassis miops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T180926A174794313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T180926A174794313.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Brad Pusey; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington, eds. (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 306–308. ISBN 978-0-643-09895-4. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, V.J.; Bray, D.J. (2021). "Flagtail Glassfish, Ambassis miops Günther 1872". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria/OzFishNet. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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