Scientific Name: Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Chanda nalua (unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Scalloped perchlet (not globally)
Local/Bangla Name: Kata chanda (কাঁটা চান্দা), Lata chanda (লাটা চান্দা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Description:
A translucent greenish-brown to dusky grey glassfish with a silvery abdomen and cheeks, a black membrane between the second and third dorsal-fin spines, dusky scales on the back and along the dorsal and anal-fin bases, and a black stripe along the midside.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits brackish waters of bays and estuaries. Enters rivers and mangroves shores
Environment:
Marine, freshwater, brackish, (Demersal, Amphidromous, Tropical)
References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
