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Ambassis
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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.

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16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species

Singapore Glassy Perchlet

speciesAmbassis kopsii

Vachell's Glassfish

speciesAmbassis vachellii

Estuary Glassfish

speciesAmbassis marianus

Longspine Glassfish

speciesAmbassis interrupta

Scalloped Glassfish

speciesAmbassis nalua

Commerson's Glassy

speciesAmbassis ambassis

Ambassis octava

speciesAmbassis octava

Banded-tail Glassy Perchlet

speciesAmbassis urotaenia

Buru Glass Perchlet

speciesAmbassis buruensis

Slender Glassy

speciesAmbassis natalensis

Barehead Glassfish

speciesAmbassis dussumieri

Largespined glassfish

speciesAmbassis macracanthus

Flagtail Glassfish

speciesAmbassis miops

Ambassis thermalis

speciesAmbassis thermalis

Buton Glassy Perchlet

speciesAmbassis buton

Dusky Glass Perch

speciesAmbassis fontoynonti

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86375.