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Silver tiger fish

Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The silver tiger fish (Datnioides polota) is a species in the family Datnioididae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the silver tiger fish

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 silver tiger fish live?

Not recorded

Is the silver tiger fish 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 silver tiger fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyDatnioididae
  6. genusDatnioides
  7. SpeciesDatnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Chaetodon quadrifasciatus, Coius binotatus, Coius polota, Coius quadrifasciatus, Datniodes quadrifasciatus, Datnioides quadrifasciatus, Datnoides polota, Dattnioides quadrifasciatus, Lobotes hexazona

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Four-banded tiger perchEnglish
  • Perca Tigre de Cuatro BandasSpanish
  • Perca-tigre-de-quatro-listrasPortuguese
  • Полосатый лоботRussian
  • ปลากะพงลายThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver tiger fish

Other species in the same genus Datnioides.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the silver tiger fish?

The silver tiger fish (Datnioides polota) belongs to the family Datnioididae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Silver tiger fish (Datnioides polota). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-tiger-fish

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{silver_tiger_fish_2026,
  title = {Silver tiger fish (Datnioides polota)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-tiger-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}