Ambassis
Ambassis is a genus of ray-finned 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.
This genus includes fish known commonly as glassies, perchlets, and common glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek anabasis, meaning 'climbing up'.
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:Ambassis ambassis - Commerson's glassyAmbassis bleekeri Maugé, 1984Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856 - Buru glass perchletAmbassis buton Popta, 1918 - Buton glassy perchletAmbassis denticulata Klunzinger, 1870Ambassis dussumieri G. Cuvier, 1828 - Malabar glassy perchletAmbassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932 - dusky glass perchAmbassis interrupta Bleeker, 1853 - long-spined glass perchletAmbassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858 - freckled hawkfishAmbassis macracanthus Bleeker, 1849 - estuarine glass perchletAmbassis marianus Günther, 1880 - estuary perchletAmbassis miops Günther, 1872 - flag-tailed glass perchletAmbassis nalua - scalloped perchletAmbassis natalensis Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 - slender glassyAmbassis octava Ghazali, Lavoué, Nor, Muhammad-Rasul & Tan, 2023Ambassis telkara Whitley, 1935Ambassis thermalis Cuvier, 1829Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker, 1852 - banded-tail glassy perchletAmbassis vachellii J. Richardson, 1846 - Vachelli's glass perchlet;SynonymsAmbassis commersonii valid as A. ambassisAmbassis gymnocephalus valid as ''A. ambassis''