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Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Paradoxodacna: Greek, paradoxos, os = a statement or tenet contrary to received opinion + Greek, dakno = to bite (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia (Borneo and Sumatra).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Occurs in rivers and streams (Ref. 56749). A specialist feeder on fish scales (Ref. 7050). Utilized to feed caged fishes (Ref. 56749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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