Parambassis piratica

Parambassis piratica is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It was described in 1989 and placed in a new monotypic genus of its own, Paradoxodacna,^[2] but was later moved into Parambassis.^[3][4]It is native to Indonesia, where it occurs in Sumatra and southern and western Borneo.^[5]

Parambassis piratica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Ambassidae
Genus:	Parambassis
Species:	P. piratica
Binomial name
Parambassis piratica T. R. Roberts, 1989
Synonyms
Paradoxodacna piratica

This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.^[6] It has specialized teeth and retrognathous jaws: the upper jaw is longer than the lower. It eats the scales of other fish.^[5] This habit inspired its species name, piratica.^[2]

This fish lives in tropical streams and rivers.^[6]