| Gymnochanda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Gymnochanda Fraser-Brunner, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnochanda filamentosa Fraser-Brunner, 1955[1]
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5, see text | |
Gymnochanda is a genus of ray-finned 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]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gymnochanda". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gymnochanda". FishBase. September 2018 version.