Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Parachela oxygastroides, also known as the glass fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It is found in Southeast Asia in rivers and wetlands, including seasonally flooded forests. Of length 10–20 cm, it is caught commercially for food and sold in markets; it is one of the species used in Cambodian cuisine to make the fish paste prahok.
Wikipedia contributors, Parachela oxygastroides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:59.308936+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1852)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Parachela
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyXenocypridinae Günther, 1868
- genusParachela Steindachner, 1881
- speciesParachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parachela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1860) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parachela siamensis (Günther, 1868) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parachela cyanea Kottelat, 1995 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oxygaster oxygastroides oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Chela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Leuciscus oxygastroides Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Oxygaster johorensis (Steindachner, 1872) (Steindachner, 1872) | synonym |
| Oxygaster oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Chela megalolepis Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Chela johorensis Steindachner, 1872 Steindachner, 1872 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026711 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:75NK3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.