Banded archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
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The banded archerfish lives in brackish mangroves and estuaries from India to northern Australia and the Pacific islands. It knocks down insects with precise jets of water and feeds at the surface on insects and plant matter.
- Scientific name
- Toxotes jaculatrix
- Family
- Toxotidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Toxotidae
- Order
- Carangaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Sciaena jaculatrix, Toxotes jaculator
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 20–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 432 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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