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Archerfish

Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) is a species in the family Toxotidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the archerfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the archerfish live?

Not recorded

Is the archerfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the archerfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyToxotidae
  6. genusToxotes
  7. SpeciesToxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Coius chatareus, Taxotes chatareus, Toxotes chaetareus, Toxotes chatarcus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Blowpipe fishEnglish
  • Common archer fishEnglish
  • Seven-spot archerfishEnglish
  • Seven-spotted archerfishEnglish
  • Sevenspot archerfishEnglish
  • Siamese archerfishEnglish
  • Spotted archerfishEnglish
  • stříkoun pětitrnnýCzech
  • Plettet skyttefiskDanish
  • Gefleckter SchützenfischGerman
  • Poisson-archer communFrench
  • SchuttersvisDutch
  • Peixe-arqueiroPortuguese
  • Пятнистый брызгунRussian
  • ปลาเสือพ่นน้ำสยามThai
  • ปลาเสือพ่นน้ำธรรมดาThai
  • ปลาเสือพ่นน้ำแม่โขงThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the archerfish

Other species in the same genus Toxotes.

Riflefish

Toxotes jaculatrix

ToxotidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the archerfish?

The archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) belongs to the family Toxotidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/archerfish

MLA

“Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/archerfish.

BibTeX
@misc{archerfish_2026,
  title = {Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/archerfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}