Ambassidae

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.