Ambassis Explained
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.[1] The genus name was derived from the Greek anabasis, meaning 'climbing up'.[2]
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 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
Notes and References
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=167652 Ambassis.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Ambassis agassizii. FishBase. 2014.
