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What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
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.
