Biology:Parambassis piratica
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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
| Parambassis piratica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Parambassis |
| Species: | P. piratica
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| Binomial name | |
| Parambassis piratica T. R. Roberts, 1989
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| Synonyms | |
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Paradoxodacna piratica | |
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]
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]
References
- ↑ Ng, H.H. (2020). "Paradoxodacna piratica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T91305055A91305059.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91305055/91305059. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roberts, T. R. (1989). "The freshwater fishes of western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia)". Mem California Acad Sci 14: 160. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15645228#page/177/mode/1up.
- ↑ Yoshigou, H. (15 January 2025). "Morphological comparison within the glass perchlets genus Ambassis (Osteichthyes: Ovalentalia: Ambassidae), with reference to the comparison of some characters shared with other related genera". Miscellaneous Reports of the Hiwa Museum for Natural History 66: 1–47.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Parambassis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Parambassis.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Roberts, T. R. (1994). "Systematic revision of tropical Asian freshwater glassperches (Ambassidae), with descriptions of three new species". Nat Hist Bull Siam Soc 42: 263–90. http://www.thaiscience.info/journals/Article/Systematic%20revision%20of%20tropical%20asian%20freshwater%20glassperches%20(ambassidae),%20with%20descriptions%20of%20three%20new%20species.pdf. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Paradoxodacna piratica" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2726132 entry
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