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Western archerfish

Toxotes oligolepis Bleeker, 1876

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the western 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 western archerfish live?

Not recorded

Is the western 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 western archerfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyToxotidae
  6. genusToxotes
  7. SpeciesToxotes oligolepis Bleeker, 1876
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Big scale archerfishEnglish
  • stříkoun moluckýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the western archerfish

Other species in the same genus Toxotes.

Riflefish

Toxotes jaculatrix

ToxotidaeNo free photo yet

Archerfish

Toxotes chatareus

ToxotidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the western archerfish?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western archerfish (Toxotes oligolepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-archerfish

MLA

“Western archerfish (Toxotes oligolepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-archerfish.

BibTeX
@misc{western_archerfish_2026,
  title = {Western archerfish (Toxotes oligolepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-archerfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}