banded archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

Semi triangular side markings

Tropical
Transcontinental
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes. Found in brackish water, it is silvery in colour and has a dorsal fin towards the posterior end. It has distinctive, semi-triangular markings along its sides.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Toxotidae
Genus: Toxotes
Maximum length: 30 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: India eastward to the Philippines, and south to Indonesia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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