Pseudoambassis

Not to be confused with Pseudambassis.

Pseudoambassis
Pseudoambassis macleayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	Pseudoambassis Castelnau, 1878
Type species
Pseudoambassis macleayi
Synonyms
Austrochanda Whitley, 1935 Blandowskiella Iredale & Whitley, 1932 VelambassisWhitley, 1935

Pseudoambassis is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found in Australia and New Guinea (Oceania), with species inhabiting fresh and brackish coastal streams.

This genus includes fish known commonly as perchlets or glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek pseudo, meaning 'false' and the related genus Ambassis . ^[1]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner, 1867)– Agassiz's olive glassfish
• Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther, 1867)– sailfin glass perchlet
• Pseudoambassis elongata Castelnau, 1878– yellowfin glassfish
• Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881– Port Jackson perchlet
• Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau, 1878– Macleay's glass perchlet

References

1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (18 April 2025). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Families AMBASSIDAE, GRAMMATIDAE, PLESIOPIDAE, OPISTOGNATHIDAE, POLYCENTRIDAE, EMBIOTOCIDAE and PHOLIDICHTHYIDA". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudoambassis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 July 2025.