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Species in the genus Parambassis: [ 16 ] records

altipinnis, Parambassis Allen [G. R.] 1982:166, Fig. 1 [Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 8 (no. 20); ref. 5461] Idenburg [Mamberamo] River at Prauwenbivak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, about 2°18'S, 138°33'E. Holotype: ZMA 116452. Paratypes: USNM 227493 (2), WAM P.27378-001 (7), ZMA 116453 (10). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:17 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:18 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Parambassis altipinnis Allen 1982 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:188 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:118 [ref. 21090], Yoshigou 2025:28 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis altipinnis Allen 1982. Ambassidae. Distribution: New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia) Habitat: freshwater.

apogonoides, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1851:200 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 329] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5558 (1 of 3). Original as apogonoïdes. •Valid as Parambassis apogonoides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:161 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:106 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1995:272 [ref. 22559], Rainboth 1996:181 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 2001:149 [ref. 25780], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Geetakumari 2012:62 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3327 [ref. 32278], Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:587 [ref. 34026], Taki et al. 2021:357 [ref. 39830], Ahmad et al. 2023:138 [ref. 41243], Ghazali et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:27 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis apogonoides (Bleeker 1851). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Ambassis Volz [W.] 1903:553 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 26 (no. 703); ref. 4531] Banju asin, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): NMBE 1021093. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Volz 1903:352, Pl. 25 (fig. 1) [ref. 21451]. •Synonym of Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850) -- (Roberts 1989:164 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1995:281 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:323 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

confinis, Ambassis Weber [M.] 1913:577 [Süsswasserfische aus Niederländisch Süd- und Nord-Neu-Guinea v. 9 (livr. 4); ref. 4603] Kaiserin Augusta River, Haupt Bivak and in mountains, Njoo [or Njao] and Sermowai River, New Guinea. Syntypes: ZMA 112396-99 (1, 1, 2, 5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:84 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Parambassis confinis (Weber 1913) -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:190 [ref. 15712], Allen & Coates 1990:81 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:118 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:301 [ref. 21400], Yoshigou 2025:25 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis confinis (Weber 1913). Ambassidae. Distribution: New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

dayi, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1874:95 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 438] India. No types known. Based on Ambassis nalua of Day 1865 (not Chanda nalua Hamilton 1822). •Valid as Parambassis dayi (Bleeker 1874) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:801 [ref. 20764], Roberts 1995:274 [ref. 22559], Menon 1999:286 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:51 [ref. 26359], Geetakumari 2012:59 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3327 [ref. 32278], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:587 [ref. 34026], Yoshigou 2025:28 [ref. 41947] as "Parambassis" dayi). Current status: Valid as Parambassis dayi (Bleeker 1874). Ambassidae. Distribution: South Asia: India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gigas, Ambassis Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:9 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 14464] Strickland River, New Guinea. Holotype: AMS B.9958. •Synonym of Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:192 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:973 [ref. 29066]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gulliveri, Acanthoperca Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:45 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: MAMU F.426 (1), MNHN A-4290 to 4291 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:69 [ref. 12478], Gill et al. 2018:569 [ref. 36070]. •Valid as Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878) -- (Roberts 1978:54 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:192 [ref. 15712], Larson & Martin 1990:42 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:118 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:94 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:187 [ref. 25930], Allen et al. 2006:973 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2008:115 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31262], Larson et al. 2013:96 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:54 [ref. 35250], Gill et al. 2018:569 [ref. 36070], Ghazali et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:27 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau 1878). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Northern Australia (Queensland to Western Australia) and central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepis, Bogoda Bleeker [P.] 1856:13 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2; ref. 13960] Kapuas River near Pontianak, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5564. Spelled microlepis by some early authors. •Valid as Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Roberts 1989:162 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:106 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1995:276 [ref. 22559], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Geetakumari 2012:62 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3227 [ref. 32279], Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:587 [ref. 34026], Ghazali et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:27 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Ambassis (Bogoda) Martens [E. von] 1868:9 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 34 (pt. 1); ref. 14097] [Danau-Striang, Borno.] Unjustified emendation of Bogoda macrolepis Bleeker 1856 -- (Roberts 1989:162 [ref. 6439]). Unnessary replacment name for Bogota macrolepis (Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Parambassis Bleeker [P.] 1874:104 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 3) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 438] Unnecessary replacement name for Botodi macrolepis Bleeker 1856. Junior secondary homonym of Ambassis microlepis Martins 1868 (Kottelat 2013). •Synonym of Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:322 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856). Ambassidae.

occidentalis, Ambassis confinis Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1929:420 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 5; ref. 16063] River near Njao; Sermowai River; mountain stream near Pioniersbivak on Memberamo River, New Guinea. Syntypes: ZMA 109467 (2), 109469 (2), 112399 (5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:84 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Parambassis confinis (Weber 1913) -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:190 [ref. 15712]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis confinis (Weber 1913). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

piratica, Paradoxodacna Roberts [T. R.] 1989:160, Fig. 126 [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14; ref. 6439] Kapuas mainstream and mouth of Sungai Sekayam at Sanggau, 0°17"N, 110°35"E, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 3762. Paratypes: BMNH 1982.3.29.204 (1); CAS 49438-40 (1, 1, 3); MNHN 1891-0581 and 0582 (1, 1), 1891-0585 (1); MZB 3763-66 (1, 1, 1, 1); RMNH 7890 (1); USNM 230316 (3); ZMA 112376 (1). •Valid as Paradoxodacna piratica Roberts 1989 -- (Roberts 1995:271 [ref. 22559], Kottelat et al. 1993:105 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Kottelat 2013:321 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Parambassis piratica (Roberts 1989) -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:25 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis piratica (Roberts 1989). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Kalimantan (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

robustus, Ambassis Günther [A.] (ex Schlegel) 1859:222 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Borneo. Syntypes: BMNH 2012.11.1.2 (1), ZMB 85 (1). •Synonym of Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850) -- (Roberts 1989:162 [ref. 6439], Roberts 1995:281 [ref. 22559], Kottelat 2013:323 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

thomassi, Ambassis Day [F.] 1870:369 [1] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 26 May 1870); ref. 17369] Calicut and Mangalore, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS I.139 (1); BMNH 1870.5.2.2-3 (2) Wynaad, 1970.9.30.17 (1); MCZ 4310 (1) Canara; MNHN 0000-9358 [or 9858] (1); ZMB 8985 (1); ZSI 818-23 (6), 1886 (1), A.30 (1, lost), A.42 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762], Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:71 [ref. 12478], Ferraris et al. 2000:303 [ref. 25110]. On p. 1 of separate. Named after H. E. Thomas of the Indian Fisheries, so correct name would be thomasi [ICZN Art. 32.5.1], but Day named three species after him, always as thomassi, so spelling probably intended. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Parambassis thomassi (Day 1870) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:802 [ref. 20764], Roberts 1995:285 [ref. 22559], Rema Devi et al. 1996:142 [ref. 24021], Menon 1999:287 [ref. 24904], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:51 [ref. 26359], Geetakumari 2012:62 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3327 [ref. 32278], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:587 [ref. 34026] as thomasi, Moazzam & Osmany 2022:539 [ref. 39926], Yoshigou 2025:29 [ref. 41947] as "Parambassis" thomassi). Current status: Valid as Parambassis thomassi (Day 1870). Ambassidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, India. Habitat: freshwater.

valenciennii, Ambassis Vaillant [L. L.] 1877:34 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (6th Série) v. 12 [1875]; ref. 17849] Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9351 (3) Alipay, Malabar coast, India. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:71 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Parambassis dayi (Bleeker 1874) -- (Roberts 1995:274 [ref. 22559]). Current status: Synonym of Parambassis dayi (Bleeker 1874). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wolffii, Ambassis Bleeker [P.] 1850:9 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 16884] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1880.4.21.92-93 (2?). •Valid as Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850) [often as wolffi] -- (Roberts 1989:162 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:106 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1995:287 [ref. 22559], Kottelat & Lim 1996:245 [ref. 23210], Rainboth 1996:182 [ref. 22772], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Kottelat 2001:149 [ref. 25780], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:164 [ref. 28284], Parenti & Lim 2005:193 [ref. 28285], Geetakumari 2012:62 [ref. 31985], Geetakumari & Basudha 2012:3227 [ref. 32279], Kottelat 2013:323 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:94 [ref. 34464], Dishma & Vishwanath 2015:587 [ref. 34026], Sulaiman et al. 2018:36 [ref. 35802], Taki et al. 2021:357 [ref. 39830], Ghazali et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40872], Yoshigou 2025:28 [ref. 41947]). Current status: Valid as Parambassis wolffii (Bleeker 1850). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sundaland to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.