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OSTEICHTHYES:
ORDER: TOXOTIDAE: Toxotes
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Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767)
Banded Archerfish
Photos and
text by Dr. Robert Sprackland.
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Range: Widely dispersed across SE Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea,
northern Australia, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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Diagnosis:
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Description:
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Natural History: This is a brackish water fish found in
estuaries and a short distance beyond the mouths of rivers.
Above: Dorsal view of archerfish, as seen from boat on a New
Guinea river.
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Reproduction:
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Taxonomy & Relationships:
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Variation:
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Additional Comments:
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Type Specimen:
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Literature:
Allen, Gerald. 1991. Freshwater fishes of New Guinea.
Christensen Research Institute Publication No. 9. |
