Family Ambassidae - Asiatic glassfishes
Order : Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 8 | Species : 51 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : some
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Asia and Oceania, Indo-west Pacific Oceans. Dorsal fin usually with 7-8 spines and 7-11 soft rays; anal fin with three spines and 7-11 softrays. Pelvic fin with 1 spine and 5 softrays; 24-25 vertebrae. Many species with semi-transparent body. Maximum length about 26 cm. Formerly known as Chandidae.
Etymology : Greek, ambasis, -ios, anabasis = climbing up
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Ovalentaria | | | incertae | | | Ambassidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Ambassidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède, 1802)
acceptedseniornew
Ambassis producta Guichenot, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Centropomus ambassis Lacepède, 1802
synonymseniororiginal
Aspro ambassis (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Chanda commersonii (Cuvier, 1828)
synonymjuniornew
! Ambassis commersoni Cuvier, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis productus Guichenot, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis klunzingeri Steindachner, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis urotaenia (non Bleeker, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802)
acceptedseniornew
Lutjanus gymnocephalus Lacepède, 1802
synonymseniororiginal
Chanda gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis denticulata Klunzinger, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Apogon roseus Fischer, 1885
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis ambassis (non Lacepède, 1802)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ambassis commersonii (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ambassis dussumieri (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ambassis dussumierii (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Apogon commersonii (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
! Ambassis commersoni (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Sardinella fimbriata (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ambassis productus (non Guichenot, 1866)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ambassis nalua (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Chanda nalua Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
! Ambassis malua (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier, 1828
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis bleekeri Maugé, 1984
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis gymnocephalus (non Lacepède, 1802)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ambassis vachellii Richardson, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis telkara Whitley, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker, 1849
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker, 1852
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis papuensis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Priopis lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis lungi (Jordan & Seale, 1907)
synonymjuniornew
Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, 1853
acceptedseniororiginal
Chanda interrupta (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
! Ambassis interruptus Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis elevatus Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis dalyensis Rendahl, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856
acceptedseniororiginal
Chanda buruensis (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
! Ambassis buroensis Bleeker, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858
acceptedseniororiginal
Chanda kopsii (Bleeker, 1858)
synonymseniornew
! Ambassis kopsi Bleeker, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ambassis agassizi Steindachner, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis muelleri Klunzinger, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Priopis olivaceus Ogilby, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Priopis nigripinnis Ogilby, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis agrammus Günther, 1867
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Ambassis miops Günther, 1872
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ambassis myops Günther, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis lafa Jordan & Seale, 1906
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis flores Popta, 1918
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis elongata (Castelnau, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
! Pseudoambassis elongatus Castelnau, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Chanda elongata (Castelnau, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Pseudoambassis elongata Castelnau, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
! Ambassis elongatus (Castelnau, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Chanda macleayi (Castelnau, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis marianus Günther, 1880
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis jacksoniensis (Macleay, 1881)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
acceptedseniororiginal
Sciaena safgha Fabricius, 1775
synonymotheroriginal
Chanda safgha (Fabricius, 1775)
synonymothernew
Ambassis urotaenia (non Bleeker, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ambassis buton Popta, 1918
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932
acceptedseniororiginal
Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis nama (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Bogoda nama (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Hamiltonia nama (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Chanda bogoda Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis bogoda (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Chanda phula Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis phula (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Ambassis oblonga Cuvier, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Equula ovata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Hamiltonia ovata (Swainson, 1839)
synonymjuniornew
Ambassis indica McClelland & Griffith, 1842
synonymjuniororiginal
Parambassis apogonoides (Bleeker, 1851)
acceptedseniornew
Ambassis apogonoides Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
Chanda apogonoides (Bleeker, 1851)
synonymseniornew
Parambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Chanda baculis Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Channa baculis (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Pseudambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Chanda beculis Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Parambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Chanda lala Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Pseudambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis ranga (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ambassis alta (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Parambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Chanda ranga Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Pseudambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis alta Cuvier, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis barlovi Sykes, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis notatus Blyth, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Pseudambassis notatus (Blyth, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Ambassis lala (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chanda lala (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Pseudambassis lala (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Ambassis wolffii Bleeker, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Acanthoperca wolffii (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
Chanda wolffii (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
! Ambassis wolffi Bleeker, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
! Chanda wolffi (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
! Chanda wolfi (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
! Chanda wolfii (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
! Parambassis wolffi (Bleeker, 1850)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis robustus Günther, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis thomassi (non Day, 1870)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker, 1856)
acceptedseniornew
Bogoda macrolepis Bleeker, 1856
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis macrolepis (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Chanda macrolepis (Bleeker, 1856)
synonymseniornew
Ambassis microlepis Martens, 1868
synonymjuniororiginal
Parambassis microlepis (Martens, 1868)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Chanda thomassi (Day, 1870)
synonymseniornew
! Ambassis thomasi Day, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
! Chanda thomasi (Day, 1870)
synonymseniornew
! Parambassis thomasi (Day, 1870)
synonymseniornew
Parambassis dayi (Bleeker, 1874)
acceptedseniornew
Ambassis dayi Bleeker, 1874
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis malabaricus Valenciennes, 1849
ambiguousotheroriginal
Ambassis valenciennii Vaillant, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Ambassis nalua (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Acanthoperca gulliveri Castelnau, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis gigas Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886
synonymjuniororiginal
Parambassis confinis (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Ambassis confinis Weber, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis confinis occidentalis Weber & de Beaufort, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Parambassis siamensis (Fowler, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Chanda siamensis Fowler, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Ambassis siamensis (Fowler, 1937)
synonymseniornew
Chanda punctulata Fraser-Brunner, 1955
synonymjuniororiginal
Parambassis punctulata (Fraser-Brunner, 1955)
synonymjuniornew
! Parambassis punctulatus (Fraser-Brunner, 1955)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Parambassis alleni (Datta & Chaudhuri, 1993)
acceptedseniornew
Pseudambassis alleni Datta & Chaudhuri, 1993
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Parambassis vollmeri Roberts, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Ambassis ranga (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Parambassis pulcinella Kottelat, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Parambassis bistigmata Geetakumari, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Parambassis waikhomi Geetakumari & Basudha, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Parambassis serrata Dishma & Vishwanath, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudambassis roberti Datta & Chaudhuri, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
! Parambassis robertsi (Datta & Chaudhuri, 1993)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Tetracentrum apogonides Macleay, 1883
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Xenambassis simoni Schultz, 1945
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetracentrum honessi (non Schultz, 1945)
misappliedmisappliednew
Tetracentrum honessi (Schultz, 1945)
acceptedseniornew
Xenambassis honessi Schultz, 1945
synonymseniororiginal
Denariusa australis (Steindachner, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Apogon australis Steindachner, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Denariusa bandata Whitley, 1948
synonymjuniororiginal
Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Gymnochanda flamea Roberts, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Gymnochanda limi Kottelat, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Gymnochanda verae Tan & Lim, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Gymnochanda ploegi Tan & Lim, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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