Ambassis

Ambassis is a genus of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found widely in the Indo-Pacific region, with species in fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters.

This genus includes fish known commonly as glassies, perchlets, and common glassfishes. The genus name was derived from the Greek anabasis, meaning 'climbing up'.

Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
 * Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867 – Agassiz's olive glassfish
 * Ambassis agrammus Günther, 1867 – sailfin glass perchlet
 * Ambassis ambassis (Lacépède, 1802) – Commerson's glassy
 * Ambassis buruensis Bleeker, 1856 – Buru glass perchlet
 * Ambassis buton Popta, 1918 – Buton glassy perchlet
 * Ambassis dussumieri G. Cuvier, 1828 – Malabar glassy perchlet
 * Ambassis elongatus (Castelnau, 1878) – yellowfin glassfish
 * Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932 – dusky glass perch
 * Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacépède, 1802) – bald glassy
 * Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, 1853 – long-spined glass perchlet
 * Ambassis jacksoniensis (W. J. Macleay, 1881) – Port Jackson perchlet
 * Ambassis kopsii Bleeker, 1858 – freckled hawkfish
 * Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau, 1878) – Macleay's glass perchlet
 * Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker, 1849 – estuarine glass perchlet
 * Ambassis marianus Günther, 1880 – estuary perchlet
 * Ambassis miops Günther, 1872 – flag-tailed glass perchlet
 * Ambassis nalua (F. Hamilton, 1822) – scalloped perchlet
 * Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908 – slender glassy
 * Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker, 1852 – banded-tail glassy perchlet
 * Ambassis vachellii J. Richardson, 1846 – Vachelli's glass perchlet