Toxotes jaculatrix | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Carangiformes
  • Family » Toxotidae
  • Genus » Toxotes
  • Species » jaculatrix
  • Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767)
    (Banded archerfish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a brackish water perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes. It is silvery in colour and has a dorsal fin towards the posterior end. It has distinctive, semi-triangular markings along its sides. It is best known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey. Larger specimens may be able to hit prey 2 to 3 metres (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) away. The banded archerfish may reach the displaced prey within 50 milliseconds of its hitting the water.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur] [Samal Island, Davao del Norte] [Samal Island, Davao del Norte]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   FDP_IGCS_2202_021_A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:16 September 2011 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524704
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 18, 2024, 1:21 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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