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Species in the genus Ambassis: [ 39 ] records

ambassis, Centropomus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:252, 273 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-5470 (3, dry, Commerson specimens). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:99 [ref. 12478]. Based on the "Aspro ambassis" of Commerson 1767-1771:a-k [158-168] [ref. 41292]. Commerson specimens later identified (and they are the underlying specimens for Commerson's description and hence syntypes). •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fricke 1999:172 [ref. 24106], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:201 [ref. 27368], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:154 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:42 [ref. 30213], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:141 [ref. 35805], Suresh et al. 2018:178 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:35 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 14 [ref. 38321], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:19 [ref. 39744], Moazzam & Osmany 2022:534 [ref. 39926], Ghazali et al. 2024:[11] 167 [ref. 40992], Yoshigou 2025:11 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Persian Gulf, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to western India. Habitat: brackish, marine.

argyrozona, Priopis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes [ex Kuhl & van Hasselt] 1830:504 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] No locality [= Java, Indonesia]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:100 [ref. 12478]. Based on a drawing from Kuhl & van Hasselt. •Questionably a synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828. Current status: Uncertain as Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

batjanensis, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1855:196 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 16846] Batjan, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849 -- (Yoshigou 2025:13 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849. Ambassidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bleekeri, Ambassis Maugé [A. L.] 1984:216, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 17440] Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 29222 [ex RMNH 5555]. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:70 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828 -- (Maugé 1986:298 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Ambassis bleekeri Maugé 1984 -- (Yoshigou 2025:18 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis bleekeri Maugé 1984. Ambassidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean western pacific: india east to Indonesia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brevipinnis, Ambassis Kner [R.] 1868:27 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] South Sea. No types known. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:298 [p. 6 of separate], Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [ref. 2646]. Current status: Uncertain. Ambassidae. Habitat: marine.

buruensis, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1856:396 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 353] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1880.4.21.94-95. Original as buruënsis; later spelled buroënsis by Bleeker; burunensis is a misspelling. •Valid as Ambassis buruensis Bleeker 1856 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441], Allen & Burgess 1990:160 [ref. 15712], Allen & Coates 1990:79 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:115 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:104 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:181 [ref. 22772], Myers 1999:104 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:680 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184] as cf. buruensis, Iwatsuki et al. 2000:98 [ref. 26368] as burunensis, Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:179 [ref. 27511], Sakai et al. 2001:93 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:680 [ref. 26001], Myers & Donaldson 2003:620 [ref. 27495] dated 1857, Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:44 [ref. 27510], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Randall 2005:135 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:57 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:24 [ref. 35333], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:92 [ref. 36460], Tomimori et al. 2020:56 [ref. 38507], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:16 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis buruensis Bleeker 1856. Ambassidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Thailand and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Osumi Islands (southern Japan). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

buton, Ambassis Popta [C. M. L.] 1918:6 [Zweite Fortsetzung der Beschreibung von neuen Fischarten der Sunda-Expedition; ref. 15101] Sermowai River, Butung [Buton], Indonesia. Syntypes: SMF 13697-98 (1, 44). •Valid as Ambassis buton Popta 1918 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:794 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis buton Popta 1918. Ambassidae. Distribution: India and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

commersonii, Ambassis Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:176, Pl. 25 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Réunion, western Mascarenes; Puducherry, India; Mahé, India; Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MHNG 148.04 (1); MNHN 0000-2955 (1) Java, A-5470 (3, dry) Réunion, 0000-9164 (4) Puducherry, 0000-9352 (1) Java. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:70 [ref. 12478], Weber 1998:12 [ref. 32707]. Based on previous literature and specimens; perhaps can be regarded as a replacement name with the same types as Centropomis ambassis. Kottelat (2013) says 4 species are represented; need a lectotype designation. •Valid as Chanda commersonii (Cuvier 1828) -- (Dor 1984:94 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:24 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218], Fricke 1999:172 [ref. 24106] in part). •Valid as Ambassis commersonii Cuvier 1828 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441] as commersoni, Pethiyagoda 1991:210 [ref. 20075] as commersoni, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:794 [ref. 20764] as commersoni, Indra 1993:188 [ref. 24009], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:219 [ref. 27969] as commersoni, Kuo & Shao 1999:401 [ref. 24297] as commersoni, Mishra et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25315] as commersoni, Nakabo 2000:681 [ref. 25086] as commersoni, Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703] as commersoni, Sakai et al. 2001:93 [ref. 25693] as commersoni, Nakabo 2002:681 [ref. 26001] as commersoni, Narasimhaiah et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34975] as commersoni). •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fricke 1999:172 [ref. 24106] in part, Anderson & Heemstra 2003:201 [ref. 27368], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:19 [ref. 39744]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

convexus, Pseudambassis De Vis [C. W.] 1884:394 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland, Australia. Holotype: ?QM I.85 (too small to be holotype). De Vis specimens: AMS IA.6057-58 (1, 1). •Synonym of Ambassis castelnaui (Macleay 1881) -- (Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:214 [ref. 25473]). •Synonym of Ambassis marianus Günther 1880 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:173 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis marianus Günther 1880. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dalyensis, Ambassis Rendahl [H.] 1922:187 [Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne v. 60; ref. 3701] Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: ZMUO J2145. Paratypes: ZMUO J5233 (1), NRM 10446-47 (1, 1). Type catalog: Pethon 1969:6 [ref. 19268]. •Synonym of Ambassis interruptus Bleeker 1853 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:165 [ref. 15712]). •Synonym of Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853 -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:204 [ref. 27368], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066], Larson et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:16 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

denticulata, Ambassis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:719 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 20; ref. 2621] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1324 (1), 7668-69 (2). •Synonym of Chanda gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:94 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828 -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:202 [ref. 27368], Golani & Fricke 2018:60 [ref. 36273], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:20 [ref. 39744]). •Valid as Ambassis denticulata Klunzinger 1870 -- (Yoshigou 2025:19 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis denticulata Klunzinger 1870. Ambassidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean. India; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

dussumieri, Ambassis Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:181 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Malabar, India. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-9335. Paralectotypes: MNHN 2002-1291 (2), SMF 1325 [ex MNHN in 1830] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:70 [ref. 12478]. Lectotype selected by Anderson & Heemstra 2003:203 [ref. 27368]. •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492] as gymnocephala). •Valid as Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828 -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:795 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:104 [ref. 23448], Mishra et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25315], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Skelton 2001:347 [ref. 27406], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:202 [ref. 27368], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:154 [ref. 28072], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066], Larson et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32988], Golani & Fricke 2018:60 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36871], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:20 [ref. 39744], Stern et al. 2022:192 [ref. 39128], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Golani 2025:150 [ref. 42002], Yoshigou 2025:18 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828. Ambassidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen) and Seychelles east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to Cairns (Queensland, Australia); eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

elevatus, Ambassis Macleay [W.] 1881:338 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] Endeavour River, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16314-001 [ex MAMU F432] (6). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Ambassis interruptus Bleeker 1853 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:165 [ref. 15712]). •Synonym of Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853 -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:204 [ref. 27368], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066], Yoshigou 2025:16 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

flores, Ambassis Popta [C. M. L.] 1918:4 [Zweite Fortsetzung der Beschreibung von neuen Fischarten der Sunda-Expedition; ref. 15101] Ipi River, Flores, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4). •Synonym of Ambassis miops Günther 1872 -- (Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis miops Günther 1872. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fontoynonti, Ambassis Pellegrin [J.] 1932:425 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 57 (no. 5); ref. 16391] Small stream tributray to Faraony River, Madagascar, elevation 40 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1932-0175. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1932-0174 and 0176 to 0177 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:70 [ref. 12478]. Lectotype designated by Anderson & Heemstra 2003:203 [ref. 27368]. •Valid as Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin 1932 -- (Maugé 1986:298 [ref. 6218], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:203 [ref. 27368], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:142 [ref. 35805], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:21 [ref. 39744], Yoshigou 2025:23 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin 1932. Ambassidae. Distribution: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gruendleri, Ambassis Popta [C. M. L.] 1918:3 [Zweite Fortsetzung der Beschreibung von neuen Fischarten der Sunda-Expedition; ref. 15101] Brang Nee River, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): SMF 13710. Original name emended to gruendleri, appeared as Gründleri. •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gymnocephalus, Lutjanus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:181, 216 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] "Le grand Océan équinoxal or dans les parties de ce grand Océan voisines des tropiques" [Indo-Pacific]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:25, 36 [ref. 21549]. Based on drawing in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Figured in Lacepède 1801: Pl. 23 (fig. 3) [ref. 2710] but caption regarded as in the vernacular. Neotype designated by Kottelat (2013:319 [ref. 32989]), but here considered as excluded according to ICZN Art. 75.2 as it was not selected in a revisionary study. •Valid as Chanda gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:94 [ref. 29757]). •Nomen dubium -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:200 [ref. 27368]). •Valid as Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218], Heemstra & Martin 1986:507 [ref. 6298], Yu & Zhou in Kuang et al. 1986:216 [ref. 26639], Martin & Heemstra 1988:9 [ref. 21758], Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Zheng 1989:304 [ref. 21202], Allen & Burgess 1990:163 [ref. 15712], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:796 [ref. 20764], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:361 [ref. 23876], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Skelton 1993:347 [ref. 24071], Goren & Dor 1994:24 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:121 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:220 [ref. 27969], Rainboth 1996:181 [ref. 22772], Larson & Williams 1997:354 [ref. 23967], Fricke 1999:172 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:98 [ref. 24548], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:242 [ref. 24754], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:73 [ref. 25480], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Seegers et al. 2003:42 [ref. 28087], Shibukawa 2009:78 [ref. 30449], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492] as gymnocephala, Pusey et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35250], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:93 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:179 [ref. 36495], Esmaeili et al. 2022:488 [ref. 39253], Moazzam & Osmany 2022:534 [ref. 39926], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:216 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Çiçek et al. 2024:326 [ref. 40789]). •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:[11] 167 [ref. 40992]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to Cairns (Queensland, Australia) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

infuscata, Bogoda Blyth [E.] 1860:139 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Mutla River [? Myanmar]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Species inquirenda in Ambassis -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Ambassis infuscata Blyth 1860. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

interrupta, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1853:696 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram and Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (8) ?BMNH 1880.4.21.96-97 (2), RMNH 5560 (5 largest). The species epithet interruptus is an adjective and should be spelled interrupta when in Ambassis. •Valid as Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:62 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:484 [ref. 25598], Allen & Burgess 1990:165 [ref. 15712], Allen & Coates 1990:80 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:115 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:796 [ref. 20764], Allen et al. 1992:300 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448] as interrupta, Mohsin & Ambak 1996:221 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:354 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:98 [ref. 23977], Kuo & Shao 1999:401 [ref. 24297], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:680 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:93 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:188 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:680 [ref. 26001], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:204 [ref. 27368], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003: [ref. 27510], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2008:112 [ref. 30265] as interruptus, Shibukawa 2009:79 [ref. 30449] as interruptus, Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:57 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:24 [ref. 35333], Labatos 2017:4 [ref. 36239], Pusey et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35250], Motomura et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35490], Sulaiman et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35802], Fricke et al. 2019:108 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38257], Taki et al. 2021:358 [ref. 39830], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:21 [ref. 39744], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:16 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis interrupta Bleeker 1853. Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles; west coast of India; Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

klunzingeri, Ambassis Steindachner [F.] 1880:238 [1] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 82 (1. Abth., no. 2); ref. 4230] Tohizona, Madagascar; Red Sea. Syntypes: (several) NMW 10879-80 (1, 1), 34621-24 (1, 1, 1, 1), 41597 (1). Not Red Sea material supposedly misidentified by Bleeker -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chanda gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Dor 1984:94 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:201 [ref. 27368], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kopsii, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1858:253 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 16958] Singapore. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Ambassis kopsii Bleeker 1858 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:797 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:181 [ref. 22772], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830] as kopsi, Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:93 [ref. 34464], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2015:34 [ref. 34319], Taki et al. 2021:358 [ref. 39830], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:23 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis kopsii Bleeker 1858. Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lafa, Ambassis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:253, Fig. 46 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Near mouth of Vaisigano River, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51818. Paratypes: AMS I.7377 (3); BPBM 5323 [ex USNM 51818] (1); CAS 79010 [ex IU 10889]; FMNH 4818 (16); MCZ 30282 (14); CAS-SU 8679 (23), 9932 (2); USNM 174744 (11). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:69 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:7 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Ambassis miops Günther 1872 -- (Kuo & Shao 1999:401 [ref. 24297], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis miops Günther 1872. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lungi, Priopis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1907:18, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 53066. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9242 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:69 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852 -- (Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:15 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852. Ambassidae.

macracanthus, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1849:30 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [13]; ref. 318] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: ?RMNH 5560 (1 or more of 6). •Valid as Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:171 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:116 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Shibukawa 2009:79 [ref. 30449], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:57 [ref. 33932], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:13 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849. Ambassidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia, Andaman Sea east to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

marianus, Ambassis Günther [A.] 1880:32 [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Mary River near Tiaro, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.167-172 (largest of 3). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.167-172 (2 of 3, not the largest), NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (3). Type catalog: Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:97 [ref. 20752]. Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:97 [ref. 20752] regard the use of "holotype" by Fraser-Brunner 1955:201 as designation of a lectotype -- technically that is not so; lectotype established by Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:97 [ref. 20752]. •Valid as Ambassis marianus Günther 1880 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:173 [ref. 15712], Kuiter 1993:149 [ref. 23929], Allen in McDowall 1996:148 [ref. 22909], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Yoshigou 2025:19 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis marianus Günther 1880. Ambassidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland south to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

miops, Ambassis Günther [A.] 1872:655 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.9.13.217 [?2177]. •Valid as Ambassis miops Günther 1872 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:484 [ref. 25598], Allen & Burgess 1990:175 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:116 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:797 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Kuo & Shao 1999:401 [ref. 24297], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:681 [ref. 25086], Doi et al. 2001:16 [ref. 25691], Sakai et al. 2001:93 [ref. 25693], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:184 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:681 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2010:94 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:57 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:24 [ref. 35333], Pusey et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35250], Motomura et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:109 [ref. 36673], Tomimori et al. 2020:60 [ref. 38507], Keith et al. 2021:76 [ref. 38257], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:22 [ref. 39744], Okamura et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40166], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:15 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis miops Günther 1872. Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India east to Philippines and Samoa, north to Seto Inland Sea and Kochi Prefecture (southern Japan), northeastern Australia, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nalua, Chanda Hamilton [F.] 1822:107, 371, Pl. 6 (fig. 36) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Fresh waters of lower Bengal. No types known. Day's specimens: BMNH 1858.8.15.123 (2). Spelled natua on plate. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 61 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Ambassis nalua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:62 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:179 [ref. 15712], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:798 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Larson & Williams 1997:354 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:98 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:205 [ref. 27368], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Shibukawa 2009:79 [ref. 30449], Larson et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2015:35 [ref. 34319], Pusey et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35250], Motomura et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35490], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:22 [ref. 39744], Ghazali et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40266], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:23 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis nalua (Hamilton 1822). Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southwest coast of India east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

natalensis, Ambassis Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:148 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] Inner harbor, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (numerous) AMS IA.6944-45 (1, 5); BMNH 1927.12.6.26-29 [ex SAM] (4); SAM 9887 + 11665 (83), 22081 (1). •Valid as Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908 -- (Heemstra & Martin 1986:507 [ref. 6298], Maugé 1986:298 [ref. 6218], Martin & Heemstra 1988:9 [ref. 21758], Skelton 1993:348 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:348 [ref. 27406], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:205 [ref. 27368], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:154 [ref. 28072], Fricke 2008:26 [ref. 30182], Fricke et al. 2009:42 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:142 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:9 [ref. 36883], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:22 [ref. 39744], Moazzam & Osmany 2022:535 [ref. 39926], Fricke et al. 2024:64 [ref. 41255], Yoshigou 2025:12 [ref. 41947]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908. Ambassidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius); Pakistan?. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

octava, Ambassis Ghazali [S. Z.], Lavoué [S.], Nor [S. A. M.], Muhammad-Rasul [A. H.] & Tan [M. P.] 2023:4, Figs. 3, 4a [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40266] Estuary of the Tenggaroh River, Jemaluang, Johor, Malaysia, 2°15'3.6"N, 103°57'46.79"E. Holotype: UMTF 10161. Paratypes: UMFT, USMFC, ZRC. •Valid as Ambassis octava Ghazali, Lavoué, Nor, Muhammad-Rasul & Tan 2023 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Yoshigou 2025:23 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis octava Ghazali, Lavoué, Nor, Muhammad-Rasul & Tan 2023. Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

papuensis, Ambassis Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:266, Pl. 5 (fig. 4) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Southern shore of Hall Sound, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Lectotype: AMS I.16317-001 [ex. MAMU F438]. Paralectotypes: AMS I.37833-001 [ex I.16317-001 and MAMU F438] (1). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. Lectotype selected by Whitley 1935:362 [ref. 4684]. •Synonym of Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:180 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:116 [ref. 21090], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:206 [ref. 27368], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2025:15 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

productus, Ambassis Guichenot [A.] 1866:130 [Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg v. 12 (= Ser. 2, v. 2); ref. 14054] Madagascar. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4173. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:70 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Ambassis productus Guichenot 1866 -- (Heemstra & Martin 1986:508 [ref. 6298], Martin & Heemstra 1988:10 [ref. 21758], Skelton 1993:349 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:349 [ref. 27406] as producta). •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:201 [ref. 27368], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:154 [ref. 28072], Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ramsayi, Pseudoambassis Macleay [W.] 1881:340 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16316-001 [ex MAMU F436]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Ambassis marianus Günther 1880 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:173 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Yoshigou 2025:19 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis marianus Günther 1880. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

roseus, Apogon Fischer [J. G.] 1885:66 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Coast of Mozambique. Holotype (unique): ZMH 3432. •Synonym of Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:297 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:319 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède 1802). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

safgha, Sciaena Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:53, xii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [No locality stated] Red Sea. No types known. Originally listed as Sciaena safgha in the index (p. xii), but as Sciaena sp. with vernacular Arabic name 'Safgha' on p. 53; both are linked together by the species code ‘67’; the name Sciaena safgha (with author as Fabricius) is not available from the text, but would be available by indication (ICZN, Art. 12.2.2) from the index (see Fricke 2008:26 [ref. 29757]). Spelled safga in Lacepède 1802:256 [ref. 4929]. Rarely used senior synonym of Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908, which latter name is here retained to preserve the name of prevailing usage. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:26 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Sciaena safgha Forsskål 1775 -- (Dor 1984:94 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:24 [ref. 25356]). •Status uncertain -- (Martin & Heemstra 1988:11 [ref. 21758]). •Synonym of Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908 -- (Anderson & Heemstra 2003:205 [ref. 27368], Fricke 2008:26 [ref. 29757]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908. Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

telkara, Ambassis Whitley [G. P.] 1935:349, Fig. 2 [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4684] Bathurst Head, northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: SAMA F1793. Paratypes: AMS IA.6046 (6), SAMA F1794 (27). Type catalog: Glover 1976:172 [ref. 19449] lists holotype SAMA F1793, with remarks that 27 specimens registered SAMA F1794 which probably constitute paratypes. Holotype established in caption to Fig. 2. •Synonym of Ambassis vachellii Richardson 1846 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:182 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:973 [ref. 29066], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Ambassis telkara Whitley 1935 -- (Yoshigou 2025:19 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis telkara Whitley 1935. Ambassidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

thermalis, Ambassis Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:493 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Cania, Sri Lanka. Holotype: MNHN 0000-9163. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:71 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Ambassis thermalis Cuvier 1829. Current status: Valid as Ambassis thermalis Cuvier 1829. Ambassidae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: brackish, marine.

urotaenia, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1852:257 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Ambon, Wahai, and Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (6) RMNH 5556 (6 of 24). •Valid as Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:123 [ref. 6441], Maugé 1986:298 [ref. 6218], Allen & Burgess 1990:180 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:116 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:799 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:279 [ref. 24014], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:680 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:73 [ref. 25480], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:180 [ref. 27511], Sakai et al. 2001:93 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:680 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830], Anderson & Heemstra 2003:206 [ref. 27368], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:45 [ref. 27510], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Adrim et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27715], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Shibukawa 2009:80 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:94 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:24 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:143 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:60 [ref. 36273], Anderson & Heemstra 2022:23 [ref. 39744], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Jamandre 2023:172 [ref. 40455], Yoshigou 2025:15 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis urotaenia Bleeker 1852. Ambassidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Micronesia and Fiji, north to southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vachellii, Ambassis Richardson [J.] 1846:221 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Ambassis vachellii Richardson 1846 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:62 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:182 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:117 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Larson & Williams 1997:354 [ref. 23967] as vachelli, Allen 1997:98 [ref. 23977] as vachelli, Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:58 [ref. 25482], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:189 [ref. 25930], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Shibukawa 2009:80 [ref. 30449], Larson et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:94 [ref. 34464], Miesen et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34492], Pusey et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35250], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:93 [ref. 36460], Taki et al. 2021:357 [ref. 39830], Ghazali et al. 2024:[4] 160 [ref. 40992], Yoshigou 2025:19 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Ambassis vachellii Richardson 1846. Ambassidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vaivasensis, Ambassis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:254, Fig. 47 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Vaivase River, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51819 (1 of 20). Paratypes: AMS I.7376 (2); ANSP 140574 (4); BPBM 3919 [ex ANSP 31379] (2), 5324 [ex USNM 51819] (2); FMNH 4817 (3); MCZ 30228 (4); CAS-SU 8682 (18); USNM 51819 (19 of 20), 174745 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:69 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:7 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:39 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849 -- (Kottelat 2013:320 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Ambassis macracanthus Bleeker 1849. Ambassidae.