Himalayan glassy perchlet

Parambassis baculis

Seabass beneath Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Small
Tropical fish

Chanda baculis, also known as Himalayan glassy perchlet, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae and can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Parambassis
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Himalayan and Indo-Gangetic plains.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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