Gymnochanda

Gymnochanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Ambassidae
Genus:Gymnochanda
Fraser-Brunner, 1955
Type species
Gymnochanda filamentosa
Fraser-Brunner, 1955[1]
Species

5, see text

Gymnochanda is a genus of fishes in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are native to turbid fresh water habitats near peat or swamp forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Belitung Island.[2]

They are among the smallest members of the family, reaching a maximum standard length of 2.2–3.8 cm (0.9–1.5 in) depending on the exact species involved.[3] They have no scales and are transparent, revealing the silvery sheen of the peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity. They are sexually dimorphic, with males bearing longer fins and brighter colors than females.[2]

Species

There are 5 species in the genus:[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Gymnochanda". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Tan, H. H. and K. K. P. Lim. (2014). Gymnochanda ploegi, a new species of ambassid glassperch from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62 688–95.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2018). Species of Gymnochanda in FishBase. September 2018 version.


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