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Ambassis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Ambassis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Agassiz's perchlet, Yellow-fin perchlet, Ambassis fontoynonti

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Ambassis is a genus of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found widely in the Indo-Pacific region, with species in fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters.

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Ambassis Ambassis agrammus

This genus includes fish known commonly as glassies, perchlets, and common glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek anabasis, meaning 'climbing up'.

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Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

Ambassis Ambassis jacksoniensis

  • Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867 – Agassiz's olive glassfish
  • Ambassis agrammus Günther, 1867 – sailfin glass perchlet
  • Ambassis ambassis (Lacépède, 1802) – Commerson's glassy
  • Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856 – Buru glass perchlet
  • Ambassis buton Popta, 1918 – Buton glassy perchlet
  • Ambassis dussumieri G. Cuvier, 1828 – Malabar glassy perchlet
  • Ambassis elongatus (Castelnau, 1878) – yellowfin glassfish
  • Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932 – dusky glass perch
  • Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacépède, 1802) – bald glassy
  • Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, 1853 – long-spined glass perchlet
  • Ambassis jacksoniensis (W. J. Macleay, 1881) – Port Jackson perchlet
  • Ambassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858 – freckled hawkfish
  • Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau, 1878) – Macleay's glass perchlet
  • Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker, 1849 – estuarine glass perchlet
  • Ambassis marianus Günther, 1880 – estuary perchlet
  • Ambassis miops Günther, 1872 – flag-tailed glass perchlet
  • Ambassis nalua (F. Hamilton, 1822) – scalloped perchlet
  • Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 – slender glassy
  • Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker, 1852 – banded-tail glassy perchlet
  • Ambassis vachellii J. Richardson, 1846 – Vachelli's glass perchlet

  • Ambassis Ambassis agassizii

    Ambassis Ambassis ambassis Commerson39s glassy

    Ambassis Fishes of Andaman Sea

    References

    Ambassis Wikipedia


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