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Ambassidae

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Ambassidae, or Asiatic Glassfish, are a family of around 40 species belonging to the order of Perciformes. The species in the family are native to the waters of Asia and Oceania and the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The family was formerly known as the Chandidae, a name which ITIS continues to use. FishBase notes that Ambassidae, which was named by Klunzinger in 1870, has priority over Chandidae, which was created by Fowler in 1905.


Common name Difficulty Maximum Size Minimum Tank Size
Ambassis commersoni Commerson's Glassfish
Commerson's Glassy
Moderate 5.11811023622055.118 in13 cm 3030 gal113.562 liters
113,562.353 mL
Parambassis gulliveri Giant Australian Glassfish
Giant Glassfish
Moderate 9.84251968503949.843 in25 cm 7575 gal283.906 liters
283,905.884 mL
Parambassis pulcinella Humphead Perchlet Moderate 44 in10.16 cm 2525 gal94.635 liters
94,635.295 mL
Parambassis ranga Indian Glassfish
Indian Glassy Fish
Disco Fish
Moderate 3.14960629921263.15 in8 cm 2525 gal94.635 liters
94,635.295 mL
Parambassis siamensis Siamese Glassfish Moderate 2.42.4 in6.096 cm 1515 gal56.781 liters
56,781.177 mL
Parambassis wolffii Wolff's Glassfish
Duskyfin Glassy Perchlet
Duskyfin Glass Fish
Moderate 7.87401574803157.874 in20 cm 3535 gal132.489 liters
132,489.412 mL
Pseudambassis baculis Burmese Glassfish
Himalayan Glassy Perchlet
Moderate 1.96850393700791.969 in5 cm 2020 gal75.708 liters
75,708.236 mL
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