Toxotes jaculatrix Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix is commonly referred to as Banded Archerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3428 

AphiaID:

283021 

Scientific:

Toxotes jaculatrix 

German:

Schützenfisch 

English:

Banded Archerfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Toxotidae (Family) > Toxotes (Genus) > jaculatrix (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1767 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Okinawa, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

1 - 2,2 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Aquatic plant, Insects 

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Toxotes blythii
• Toxotes chatareus
• 
  Toxotes jaculatrix
  Schützenfisch
• Toxotes kimberleyensis
• Toxotes lorentzi
• Toxotes microlepis
• Toxotes oligolepis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-10 02:12:27 

Last edit:

2018-05-10 17:56:07 

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