Pseudambassis lala

Pseudambassis lala
Illustration from The Complete Aquarium (book; 1936)
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	Pseudambassis Bleeker, 1874
Species:	P. lala
Binomial name
Pseudambassis lala (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Ambassis altaCuvier Chanda lalaHamilton, 1822 Pseudambassis lala(Hamilton, 1822) Parambassis lala

Pseudambassis lala, commonly known as the highfin glassy perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, possibly Pakistan. ^[2] It is the only member of the genus Pseudambassis. ^[3]

References

1. Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Parambassis lala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T166511A6225371. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166511A6225371.en . Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parambassis lala". FishBase . April 2025 version.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudambassis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 April 2025.