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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangaria/misc
Family: Toxotidae Archerfishes

Genus: Toxotes

(See list of species below)



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7 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Toxotes blythii Asia 1892
Toxotes chatareus Spotted archerfish Asia and Oceania 40 SL 1822
Toxotes jaculatrix Banded archerfish Asia and Oceania 30 TL 1767
Toxotes kimberleyensis Kimberley archerfish Oceania 12.6 SL 2004
Toxotes lorentzi Primitive archerfish Oceania 18 SL 1910
Toxotes microlepis Smallscale archerfish Asia 15 SL 1860
Toxotes oligolepis Western archerfish Asia 15 TL 1876



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