Parambassis pulcinella

Parambassis 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.[1][2][3] It reaches a length of 10 cm (3.9 in) and is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade.[3]

Humphead glassfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Parambassis
Species:
P. pulcinella
Binomial name
Parambassis pulcinella
Kottelat, 2003

References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Parambassis pulcinella". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T181168A1705782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181168A1705782.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Humphead Glassfish, Parambassis pulcinella, Humphead Perchlet
  3. SeriouslyFish: Parambassis pulcinella. Retrieved 11 July 2014


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