WoRMS taxon details
Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
220039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220039)
accepted
Species
Ambassis safgha (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chanda safgha (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
Description Tolerant of freshwater within a temperature range of 19-27°C. In summer, feeds mainly in early evening and late morning...
Description Tolerant of freshwater within a temperature range of 19-27°C. In summer, feeds mainly in early evening and late morning while in winter, it feeds both day and night on crustaceans as well as insects (aquatic and terrestial) and fish (Ref. 7248). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220039 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
original description (of Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 53, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 53, xii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Tolerant of freshwater within a temperature range of 19-27°C. In summer, feeds mainly in early evening and late morning while in winter, it feeds both day and night on crustaceans as well as insects (aquatic and terrestial) and fish (Ref. 7248). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | slender glassy | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ambassis safgha (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ambassis natalensis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chanda safgha (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ambassis natalensis FIN026143 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ambassis safgha (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ambassis natalensis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chanda safgha (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ambassis natalensis FIN026143 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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