Biology:Ambassis miops
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
| Ambassis miops | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Larson, H.; Kennard, M.; Hammer, M. (2019). "Ambassis miops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T180926A174794313.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180926/174794313. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. 2004. pp. 306-308. ISBN 978-0-643-09895-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=yqmPm7iQEIMC&q=ambassis+miops. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, V.J.; Bray, D.J. (2021). "Flagtail Glassfish, Ambassis miops Günther 1872". Museums Victoria/OzFishNet. https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1585.
Wikidata ☰ Q2216905 entry
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambassis miops. |
 |  |
