Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
ACTINOPTERYGII
Family
AMBASSIDAE
Genus
Ambassis
Species
marianus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Estuary Glassfish
Alternate name
Yellow Perchlet; Estuary Perchlet
Is historical
False
No images were found for this Species
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Common in estuaries and canal estates.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Found in the Coomera River catchment. Usually inhabits estuarine waters but will enter lower reaches of freshwater streams
Known location
Gaven, Jacobs Well, Coomera, Wolffdene
Other locality
Common in estuaries and canal estates.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
True
General ecology
Saline water close to land.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations