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Glass fish (Parambassis siamensis)
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Glass fish (Parambassis siamensis) specimen
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Ambassidae

Glass fish

Parambassis siamensis

One black mark caps the dorsal spine tip

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Glass fish is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.5 cm.

Maximum length
7.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Asia: middle and lower Mekong basin and in lowland rivers throughout Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Java, Indonesia (Ref. 10429 ). Has been successfully introduced to Singapore (Ref. 38466 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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