Ambassis fontoynonti

Ambassis fontoynonti
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	Ambassis
Species:	A. fontoynonti
Binomial name
Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932[2]

Ambassis fontoynonti, commonly known as the dusky glass perch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to rivers in eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The specific name honours the pathologist Maurice Fontoynont (1869-1948) who was president of the Malagasy Academy.[3]

References

1. Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ambassis fontoynonti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44459A58306002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44459A58306002.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambassis fontoynonti". FishBase. June 2018 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2018.