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Toxotes

genus of fishes

Taxonomy · GBIF

Spotted Archerfish

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyToxotidae

Observations1,344

Groupactinopterygii

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Toxotidae
Image: Sprutfisk.jpg

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P105: genus
P1343: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
P910: Category:Toxotes

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Article

Toxotes is a genus of archerfish found in tropical Asia and northern Australasia. It contains a majority of species in the family, and was previously thought to be the only genus of archerfish until the genus Protoxotes was revived and split from this genus in 2022.

Life restoration of the extinct Toxotes beauforti The following species are placed in this genus: