| Family: |
Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes) |
| Max. size: |
7.97 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Myanmar; probably also in the headwaters of the same basin in Thailand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 25-25. Conspicuous hump in front of first dorsal-fin origin, made by a very long, thin anterosuperior expansion of the supraoccipital spine. Predorsal area without scales. Both caudal fin lobe with a submarginal blackish stripe. Dorsal and anal fins with grey or black distal margins; first dorsal and anal fins with proximal row of spots. Dorsal-fin origin with a blackish, triangular blotch. A black stripe between the head and the predorsal blotch (Ref. 49523). |
| Biology: |
Probably occurring in large streams with clear water, near rapids or large riffles (Ref. 49523). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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