Parambassis wolffii

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Parambassis wolffii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Ambassidae
Genus: Parambassis
Species:
P. wolffii
Binomial name
Parambassis wolffii
(Bleeker, 1850)

Parambassis wolffii, commonly known as the duskyfin glassy perchlet, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae. It is native to Thailand and Indonesia. [2] The specific name honours Bleeker's friend, the military surgeon Wolff. [3]

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References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Parambassis wolfii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T181174A1706236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181174A1706236.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parambassis wolffii". FishBase . October 2004 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 September 2018.