Scientific Name: Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonym: Coius chatareus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spotted archerfish
Local/Bangla Name: Guti Poa (গুটি পোয়া)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Toxotidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 15-17. A whitish to dusky grey or tan archerfish sometimes with a silvery sheen, a series of 6-7 black spots on the upper sides, and alternating pale and dark horizontal bands of varying intensity, usually most prominent ventrally.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in estuaries and the Bay of Bengal. Abundant in canals and creeks of the Sundarbans.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Pelagic; amphidromous)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
