CHANDIDAE Ambassis nalua, 4.8 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822) Scalloped Perchlet D VII+I, 10-11; A III, 9; P1 15-17; LL 27-29; LR 27-29. Body deep, compressed; lateral line continuous. Single supraorbital spine (= posteriorlydirected spine at dorsoposterior margin of orbit); hind margin of preopercle smooth; 2 scale rows on cheek. Color: body semitransparent, head and belly silvery; dorsal fins hyaline, exclusive of 2nd spine and membrane between 2nd and 3rd spines of first dorsal fin blackish. Size: 9.5 cm SL. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in bays, brackish estuaries and tidal creeks, especially mangroves.