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Ambassidae
The Asiatic glassfishes are a family, the Ambassidae, of freshwater and marine ray-finned fishes. Some species are known as perchlets. The family has also been called Chandidae, and some sources continue to use the name, but as Ambassidae was used earlier, it has precedence over Chandidae, which was first used in 1905. Taxonomy This family was formerly classified in the order Perciformes but most authorities currently consider this order to be paraphyletic. Currently the Ambassidae are of uncertain affinities (''incertae sedis'') within the subseries Ovalentaria. Description The largest species reaches a maximum size around 26 cm (10 in). Many of the species are noted for their transparent or semitransparent bodies, which made them desirable for the aquarium trade. The Indian glassy fish (''Parambassis ranga'') is transparent, but showier specimens that had been injected with artificial coloring were sold as novelty pets in the 1990s. Since then, these "painted f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dapalis
''Dapalis'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric glassfish known from the Middle Eocene to the Early Miocene. It is known from both freshwater and estuarine habitats of much of mainland Europe. It is one of the oldest glassfishes known in the fossil record, and is thought to be a stem group member of the Ambassidae as it appears to predate the most recent common ancestor of modern glassfish, which likely evolved in the early Cenozoic in freshwater habitats of Australia. Fossils are abundant throughout Europe, especially during the late Paleogene and early Neogene, in the form of both body fossils and otoliths. Distribution ''Dapalis'' was a common fish in estuarine and freshwater habitats of Europe from the mid-Paleogene to the early Neogene. When early marine ambassids first arrived to Europe in the Eocene, it would have been an island archipelago with the few freshwater habitats being restricted to these islands. ''Dapalis'', as with several other early freshwater fish from Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradoxodacna
''Parambassis piratica'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It was described in 1989 and placed in a new monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of its own, ''Paradoxodacna'', but was later moved into ''Parambassis''.It is native to Indonesia, where it occurs in Sumatra and southern and western Borneo. This species grows to a length of fish measurement, SL. It has specialized teeth and retrognathous jaws: the upper jaw is longer than the lower. It eats the fish scale, scales of other fish. This habit inspired its species name, ''piratica''. This fish lives in tropical streams and rivers. References Ambassidae Fish of Indonesia Fish described in 1989 {{Ambassidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parambassis
''Parambassis'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae of order Perciformes. The type species is the Iridescent glassy perchlet (''Ambassis apogonoides''). These fishes originate mostly from Southeast Asia, but the species range across the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, from Pakistan, China and India south through Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Although primiarly found in fresh water, a few species can also be seen in brackish water. The ''Parambassis'' species range in maximum size from , but they are similar in appearance, with a lozenge-shaped form, typical perciform fins, and semitransparent or transparent body. Several of the species are common food fish in local markets, and some (most notably the Indian glassy perchlet) are kept as aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denariusa
''Denariusa australis'', known commonly as the pennyfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Denariusa''. It is native to Papua New Guinea and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... This species grows to a length of SL. References Ambassidae Fish described in 1867 {{Ambassidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnochanda
''Gymnochanda'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are native to turbid fresh water habitats near peat or swamp forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Belitung Island.Tan, H. H. and K. K. P. Lim. (2014)''Gymnochanda ploegi'', a new species of ambassid glassperch from West Kalimantan, Indonesia.''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' 62 688–95. They are among the smallest members of the family, reaching a maximum standard length of depending on the exact species involved. They have no scales and are transparent, revealing the silvery sheen of the peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity. They are sexually dimorphic Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ..., with males bearing longer fins and brighter colors than fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudambassis
''Pseudambassis lala'', commonly known as the highfin glassy perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, possibly Pakistan. It is the only member of the genus ''Pseudambassis''. References Fish described in 1822 Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton Ambassidae {{Ambassidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassis
''Ambassis'' is a genus of ray-finned 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. This genus includes fish known commonly as glassies, perchlets, and common glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek ''anabasis'', meaning 'climbing up'. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * '' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanda (fish)
''Chanda'' is a genus of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. The name is an allusion to the local name for glassfishes in India, though this common name is used across several genera. Before recent expansion, the genus was formerly monotypic including only ''C. nama'', and both species and genus were first described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822. Species The Catalog of Fishes lists 13 species: *'' Chanda alleni'' *'' Chanda baculis'' (Himalayan glassy perchlet) *'' Chanda bistigmata'' *''Chanda nama The elongate glassy perchlet (''Chanda nama'') is a species of freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae, the only species in the genus ''Chanda''. It is native to an area of south Asia from Pakistan to Burma, in the Indomalayan ...'' (Elongate glassy perchlet) *'' Chanda notata'' *'' Chanda pulcinella'' (Humphead glassy perchlet) *'' Chanda ranga'' (Indian glassy perchlet) *'' Chanda robertsi'' *'' Chanda serrata'' *'' Chanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetracentrum
''Tetracentrum'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are all native to freshwater in New Guinea. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Tetracentrum apogonoides'' W. J. Macleay, 1883 (Four-spined glass perchlet) * '' Tetracentrum caudovittatus'' (Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ..., 1935) (Kokoda glass perchlet) * '' Tetracentrum honessi'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1945) (Honess' glass perchlet) References Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ambassidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Glassy Fish
''Parambassis ranga'', commonly known as the Indian glassy fish, Indian glassy perch, or Indian X-ray fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae. It is native to an area of South Asia from Pakistan to Vietnam, Malaysia and Bangladesh. The Indian glassy fish has an extraordinarily transparent body, revealing its bones and internal organs; the male develops a dark edge to the dorsal fin. The fish grows to a maximum overall length of . It occurs in standing water, especially in impoundments, and it breeds prolifically during the rainy season. The species feeds on crustaceans, annelid worms, and other invertebrates. It is, in turn, prey for larger fish, including snakeheads (family Channidae). The Indian glassy fish is not important as a food fish for humans, but is very common in the aquarium trade. Formerly classified as ''Chanda ranga,'' the species is also known as the Indian glassfish, Indian glass perch, and Siamese glassfish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarium Trade
Fishkeeping is a popular hobby, practiced by aquarists, concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond. It is a practice that encompasses the art of maintaining one's own aquatic ecosystem, featuring a lot of variety with various water systems, all of which have their own unique features and requirements. Fishkeeping primarily serves as a token of appreciation and fascination for marine life and the environment that surrounds such, along with other purposes such as the piscicultural fishkeeping industry, serving as a branch of agriculture, being one of the most widespread methods of cultivating fish for commercial profit. Origins of fishkeeping Fish have been raised as food in pools and ponds for thousands of years. Brightly colored or tame specimens of fish in these pools have sometimes been valued as pets rather than food. Many cultures, ancient and modern, have kept fish for both functional and decorative purposes. Ancient Sumerians kept wild-caught fish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovalentaria
Ovalentaria is a clade of ray-finned fishes within the Percomorpha, referred to as a subseries. It is made up of a group of fish families which are referred to in ''Fishes of the World's'' fifth edition as'' incertae sedis'', as well as the orders Mugiliformes, Cichliformes, and Blenniiformes. It was named by W. L. Smith and T. J. Near in Wainwright ''et al.'' (2012) based on a molecular phylogeny, but the authors suggested that the group was united by the presence of demersal eggs that are attached to a substrate. Some authors have used the ordinal name Stiassnyiformes for a clade including Mugiloidei, Plesiopidae, Blenniiformes, Atherinomorpha, and Cichlidae, and this grouping does appear to be monophyletic. Classification Based on the Catalog of Fishes (2025), with additional clade names added when necessary: * Subseries Ovalentaria ** Infraseries Atherinomorpha *** Order Atheriniformes **** Suborder Atherinopsoidei ***** Family Atherinopsidae (New World silversides) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
