Ambassis
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| Ambassis | |
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| Ambassis miops | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Ambassis G. Cuvier, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Centropomus ambassis Lacepède, 1802 | |
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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.[1] The genus name was derived from the Greek anabasis, meaning 'climbing up'.[2]
