36. Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802) ―Bald Glassy, Bald Glassy perchlet ―Native

Taxonomy. Original description: Lutjanus gymnocephalus Lacepède, 1802:181, 216 [ from Le grand Océan équinoxal or dans les parties de ce grand Océan voisines des tropiques” ( Indo-Pacific); No types known ]. Synonyms: Lutianus gymnocephalus Lacepede, 1801 .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).

General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to Cairns (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Al Bahayes, Muscat Governorate. It is a richly vegetated Wadi, adjusted to the Oman Sea coastal area.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).