Spotted archerfish

Toxotes chatareus

Sooty colored body

Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
South Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Toxotes chatareus, sometimes known by the common names common archerfish, seven-spot archerfish or largescale archerfish, is a species of perciform fish in the archerfish genus Toxotes. They are usually no larger than 20 centimetres (7.9 in) but may grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in). Unlike most archerfish, T. chatareus are sooty rather than silvery in colour.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Toxotidae
Genus: Toxotes
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka and India to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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