Ambassis miops

Ambassis miops, commonly known as the flag-tailed glassfish, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae. It is native to eastern Australia.[2] It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast. A distinguishing feature of this species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye.[3]

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

References

  1. Larson, H. (2012). "Ambassis miops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180926A1678728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T180926A1678728.en.
  2. Brad Pusey; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington, eds. (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: Csiro Publishing. pp. 306–08. ISBN 9780643098954. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. Thompson, Vanessa. "Ambassis". Fishesinaustralia. Retrieved 2015-05-06.


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