Biology:Gymnochanda
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Gymnochanda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955[1]
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Gymnochanda is a genus of fishes in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are native to turbid fresh water habitats near peat or swamp forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Belitung Island.[2]
They are among the smallest members of the family, reaching a maximum standard length of 2.2–3.8 cm (0.9–1.5 in) depending on the exact species involved.[3] They have no scales and are transparent, revealing the silvery sheen of the peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity. They are sexually dimorphic, with males bearing longer fins and brighter colors than females.[2]
Species
There are 5 species in the genus:[2][3]
- Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955
- Gymnochanda flamea T. R. Roberts, 1995
- Gymnochanda limi Kottelat, 1995
- Gymnochanda ploegi H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2014
- Gymnochanda verae H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2011
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Gymnochanda". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=6550.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tan, H. H. and K. K. P. Lim. (2014). Gymnochanda ploegi, a new species of ambassid glassperch from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62 688–95.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Gymnochanda in FishBase. September 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2387667 entry
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