Pseudoambassis


Pseudoambassis is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found in Australia and New Guinea, with species inhabiting fresh and brackish coastal streams.
This genus includes fish known commonly as perchlets or glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek pseudo, meaning 'false' and the related genus Ambassis.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:Pseudoambassis agassizii - Agassiz's olive glassfishPseudoambassis agrammus - sailfin glass perchletPseudoambassis elongata Castelnau, 1878 - yellowfin glassfishPseudoambassis jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881 - Port Jackson perchletPseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau, 1878 - Macleay's glass perchlet