Ambassis

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.

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:^[3]

• 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

References

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