Chanda baculis

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Ambassis baculis Ford 15.jpg

| image_caption = Illustration from 1878

| image2 = Parambassis baculis.jpg

| image2_caption = Preserved

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |year=2018 |amends=2010 |title=Parambassis baculis |volume=2018 |page=e.T166414A128742158 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166414A128742158.en |access-date=5 February 2025}}

| genus = Chanda

| species = baculis

| authority = F. Hamilton, 1822

| synonyms = {{species list

|Ambassis baculis|

|Channa baculis|(lapsus)

|Parambassis beculis|

|Pseudambassis baculis|}}

}}

Chanda baculis, also known as Himalayan glassy perchlet,{{Cite web |title=Parambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822) {{!}} Species |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266897 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=India Biodiversity Portal }} is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae and can reach a maximum length of {{convert|7|cm}}.{{FishBase |Parambassis|baculis |month=February|year=2025}}{{Cite GBIF|taxon=Parambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822) |id=2387267 |access-date=2025-02-04}}