Parambassis piratica
Species of ray-finned fish
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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]
| Parambassis piratica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Parambassis |
| Species: | P. piratica |
| Binomial name | |
| Parambassis piratica T. R. Roberts, 1989 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paradoxodacna piratica | |
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]
