Parambassis pulcinella

Humphead glassfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Parambassis
Species: P. pulcinella
Binomial name
Parambassis pulcinella
Kottelat, 2003

Parambassis pulcinella, the humphead glassfish or humphead perchlet, is a species of Asiatic glassfish native to fast-flowing streams in the Ataran basin (itself a part of the Salween basin) in southeast Myanmar and west Thailand.[1][2][3] It reaches a length of 10 cm (3.9 in) and is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade.[3]

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