Additional information (Wiki): The Asiatic glassfishes are a family, Ambassidae, of freshwater and marine fishes in the order Perciformes. The species in the family are native to the waters of Asia and Oceania and the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The family includes eight genera and about fifty species.

The family was formerly known as the Chandidae, a name which ITIS continues to use. FishBase notes that Ambassidae, which was named by Klunzinger in 1870, has priority over Chandidae, which was created by Fowler in 1905.
The Ambassidae reach a maximum size of approximately 26 cm (10 in). Many of the species are noted for their transparent or semi-transparent bodies.

A number of species are used as aquarium fish, noted for their transparent bodies. The Indian glassy fish, Parambassis ranga, is sometimes injected with coloured dyes by dealers in Thailand. The process, known as painting, dyeing or juicing fish is strongly opposed by many in the aquarium community