Pseudambassis lala

Pseudambassis lala, commonly known as the highfin glassy perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, possibly Pakistan.^[2] It is the only member of the genus Pseudambassis.^[3]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Mugiliformes

Family:Ambassidae

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Pseudambassis lala
Illustration from The Complete Aquarium (book; 1936)
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	Pseudambassis Bleeker, 1874
Species:	P. lala
Binomial name
Pseudambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Ambassis alta Cuvier Chanda lala Hamilton, 1822 Pseudambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822) Parambassis lala

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