Chanda siamensis

Species of ray-finned fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chanda siamensis, the Siamese glassfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae.[2] It is native to the mainland Southeast Asia in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos; records from Singapore and Java (Indonesia) probably are introductions. Its range includes the Mekong, Mae Klong, and Chao Phraya basins.[1] It grows to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) standard length, although typical length is about 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]

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Chanda siamensis
Indonesia, Toba Lake, 8-19-2014, 6.2 cm,
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Chanda
Species:
C. siamensis
Binomial name
Chanda siamensis
Fowler, 1937
Synonyms
  • Ambassis siamensis (Fowler, 1937)
  • Chanda punctulata Fraser-Brunner, 1955
  • Parambassis siamensis (Fowler, 1937)
  • Parambassis punctulata (Fraser-Brunner, 1955)
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