Reef fish

Glassfish (Pygmy Sweeper)

Parapriacanthus ransonneti
LC· Least concernCaution

Tiny, semi-transparent golden sweepers that mass in their thousands inside caves, overhangs and shipwreck holds. Light passing through their translucent bodies creates a glittering, almost smoke-like shoal that parts around divers. They emerge at night to feed on plankton in open water.

Size (typical)
0.05–0.1 mm
Depth range
IUCN status
LC
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Diver safety
Maintain distance · do not advance.

Where to see it

39 sites
Dahab
Canyon
HighYear-round
Dahab
Caves
HighYear-round
El Quseir
El Kaf (El-Kahf)
HighYear-round
Hamata
Abu Galawa Kebir (Tienstin Wreck)
HighYear-round
Hamata
Sha'ab Claudia (Claudio)
HighYear-round
Hamata
Shaab Claudio
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Erg Somaya
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Excalibur Wreck
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Shabruhr Umm Gamar
ModerateYear-round
Hurghada
Small Giftun (Erg Giftun / Erg Gigi)
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Umm Gamar
HighYear-round
Marsa Alam
Erg Samadai (Caves & Pinnacles)
HighYear-round
Marsa Alam
Hamada Wreck (Abu Ghusun)
HighYear-round
Marsa Alam
Samadai (Dolphin House)
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
Labyrinth
HighYear-round
Nuweiba
Stone House (Ras Mamlah)
HighYear-round
Safaga
Canyon Reef (Sharm El Naga)
HighYear-round
Safaga
Sadana Island Wreck
HighYear-round
Safaga
Salem Express
HighYear-round
Safaga
Shaab Claude
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Tobia Arba'a (Seven Pinnacles)
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Jackfish Alley
HighYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Ras Za'atar
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Small Crack (Ras Mohammed)
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Temple
HighYear-round
St John's
Gota Kebir
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Bluff Point (Gubal Island)
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Carnatic
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Chrisoula K
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Giannis D
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Kimon M
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller Wreck
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
SS Thistlegorm
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Ulysses
HighYear-round
Taba
Fjord
HighYear-round
The Brothers
Aida II Wreck
HighYear-round
The Brothers
Numidia Wreck
HighYear-round
Verified sightings · last 12 months

Sighting history

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