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Scientific Name	**Toxotes chatareus** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name	Siebenpunkt-Schützenfisch (Germany)
Type Locality	Ganges River estuaries, India.
Synonym(s)	Coius chatareus, Taxotes chatareus, Toxotes chaetareus, Toxotes chatarcus
Etymology	Toxotes is Greek for "bowman" or "archer", referring to the "spitting a beam of water" to mae insects fall onto the water.
Species Information
Size	400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka and India to New Guinea and northern Australia.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	The common name for this group, Archerfish, is a reference to the habit of this fish to shoot water at insects on low branches over the water. They are technically omnivores, but prefer insects and are not keen on floating flake food. User data.
Furniture	These fish need space above the water level, and are known to not only shoot insects above water, but also to jump out of water to chase food.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 101, 370, Pl. 14.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:49 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:10)