Parambassis piratica
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| Parambassis piratica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Parambassis |
| Species: | P. piratica
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| Binomial name | |
| Parambassis piratica T. R. Roberts, 1989
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| Synonyms | |
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Paradoxodacna piratica | |
Parambassis piratica is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It was described in 1989 and placed in a new monotypic genus of its own, Paradoxodacna,[2] but was later moved into Parambassis.[3][4]It is native to Indonesia, where it occurs in Sumatra and southern and western Borneo.[5]
This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[6] It has specialized teeth and retrognathous jaws: the upper jaw is longer than the lower. It eats the scales of other fish.[5] This habit inspired its species name, piratica.[2]
This fish lives in tropical streams and rivers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ng, H.H. (2020). "Paradoxodacna piratica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T91305055A91305059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T91305055A91305059.en. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b Roberts, T. R. (1989). "The freshwater fishes of western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia)". Mem California Acad Sci. 14: 160.
- ^ Yoshigou, H. (15 January 2025). "Morphological comparison within the glass perchlets genus Ambassis (Osteichthyes: Ovalentalia: Ambassidae), with reference to the comparison of some characters shared with other related genera". Miscellaneous Reports of the Hiwa Museum for Natural History. 66: 1–47.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parambassis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b Roberts, T. R. (1994). "Systematic revision of tropical Asian freshwater glassperches (Ambassidae), with descriptions of three new species" (PDF). Nat Hist Bull Siam Soc. 42: 263–90.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paradoxodacna piratica". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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