
Ambassis urotaenia
Banded-tail Glassy Perchlet
As recorded: Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker, 1852
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Ambassidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 16, 1995
- Locality
- Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; Laha
- Island
- Ambon
- Depth
- 13 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 16, 1995, J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.
Ambassis urotaenia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18
Pulau Kapas
(c) Ooi Kang Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
(c) Aiman Azmi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-07-21
Choeng Thale, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, Thailand
(c) pavelkornev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-24
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-04
North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Nico K. Michiels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-24
Thailand
(c) Bradley Rasmussen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ambassis urotaenia. BPBM 36485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35039148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/36485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35039148 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
