In the spotlight
Le saviez-vous ? Les coulisses de la reproduction à Nausicaá en 2025
Poissons, crevettes, requins, les animaux qui se reproduisent ou sont élevés à Nausicaá rejoignent les espaces d'exposition.
Identity card
Spotted archerfish
- Scientific name:
- Toxotes chatareus
- Family:
- Toxotidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1822 (Hamilton)
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka, India, New Guinea, Northern Australia.
- Habitat:
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Mangrove estuaries, rivers, lakes, coastal areas; fresh and brackish water.
- Size:
25 cm, up to 40 cm.
- Diet:
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Insects, floating plants, crustaceans, small fish.
