Toxotes

The largescale archerfish, Toxotes chatareus, is an archerfish recorded from Pakistan and India through Southeast Asia to northern Australia. Its main habitats are brackish mangrove swamps and estuaries, and a brackish setup is recommended. Like its relatives, it shoots jets of water at insects on overhanging vegetation. It reaches 40 cm and is less often offered for sale than T. jaculatrix.

The banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix, is an archerfish recorded from India through Southeast Asia to the Pacific islands and northern Australia. The most commonly available archerfish, it is sometimes sold as T. jaculator. It shoots jets of water at insects on overhanging vegetation. Its main habitats are brackish mangrove swamps and estuaries, and it is believed to migrate to full seawater to breed.