Parambassis gulliveri, Giant glassfish

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Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau, 1878)

Giant glassfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Parambassis: Greek, para = near + Greek, ambassis, anabasis = climbing up (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931) was born in England. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 5°S - 18°S

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Asia and Oceania: northern Australia and south-central New Guinea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44894)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in relatively large rivers characterized by high turbidity . Feeds primarily on small fishes, prawns (Ref. 5259, 44894) and crustaceans. Breeds in the dry season (June-July) (Ref. 44894). Is the largest member of the family (Ref. 5259).

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Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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