Humphead Glassfish

Parambassis pulcinella

Eight Centimeters Seabass of Asian Waters

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Chanda pulcinella, the humphead glassfish or humphead perchlet, is a species of Asiatic glassfish native to fast-flowing streams in the Ataran basin (itself a part of the Salween basin) in southeast Myanmar and west Thailand. It reaches a length of 10 cm (3.9 in) and is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Parambassis
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Asia: Myanmar; probably also in the headwaters of the same basin in Thailand.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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