| 词条 | Smallscale archerfish |
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Toxotes microlepis 2.jpg | image_caption = Illustration from Pieter Bleeker's Atlas Ichthyologique 1878 | taxon = Toxotes microlepis | authority = (Günther, 1860) }} The smallscale archerfish (Toxotes microlepis) is a perciform fish of genus Toxotes. As its name suggests, the scales of the smallscale archerfish are smaller than those of other archerfish.[2] They reach a maximum length of {{convert|15|cm}}.[2] Smallscale archerfish live in the tropical Indo-Pacific region and are potamodromous, moving between fresh and brackish water through their lifetimes.[2] DescriptionSmallscale archerfish have a pointed snout and large eyes. The back is flat and the belly is curved. There is only one dorsal fin, with four to five dorsal spines.[2] The fourth spine is longer than the third. The second dorsal spine is slightly shorter than the third anal spine, which itself is shorter than the soft rays.[6] There are usually 40 to 42 lateral line scales, though some specimens found in the Mekong had 34 to 37.[3] The species T. blythii was formerly thought to be identical to T. microlepis. Differences in structure and colouration caused the splitting of T. blythii into a new species.[6] Like other archerfish, they have dark, wedge-shaped bands or spots on its flanks,[4] which can be yellow to silvery.[2] They reach a maximum length of {{convert|15|cm}} in the wild, and {{convert|12|cm}} in captivity.[2] The smallscale archerfish is sometimes confused with the banded archerfish, T. jaculatrix.[2] Both species have four or five wedge-shaped bars on their flanks. However, the bars of banded archerfish extend to the dorsal fin whilst those of the smallscale archerfish do not; they stop below the dorsal fin, with another dark spot on the fin itself.[5] The smallscale is also has a shorter snout than other archerfish.[6] DietSmallscale archerfish eat terrestrial insects (which they can shoot down), zooplankton, crustaceans, and insect larvae.[2][3] Distribution and habitatSmallscale archerfish inhabit large rivers and estuaries in Asia and the Indo-Pacific. They are distributed throughout the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins as well as waters off the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.[2] They can be found near the shores of moving and standing waters, usually with overhanging plants. The smallscale archerfish is described as a "freshwater archerfish", as it does not move into saltwater during its life as do some other archerfish.[5] It is found upstream from the estuary more often than other species of the genus.[3] Relationship to humansSome aquarists believe the smallscale archerfish is the most frequently traded archerfish.[5] It is often confused with other archerfish (such as the banded archerfish and largescale archerfish), and may be sold with the others as one species. Smallscale archerfish do not need brackish water as do other members of its genus (though it can also live in brackish water);[7] it is thus sometimes sold as the "freshwater archerfish".[5] [23] In Thailand smallscale archerfish is called Pla Suea Pon Nam Nakhon Sawan ({{lang-th|ปลาเสือพ่นน้ำนครสวรรค์}}; lit: Nakhon Sawan archerfish) or Pla Suea Pon Nam Leung (ปลาเสือพ่นน้ำเหลือง; yellow archerfish) because it is wild caught from Bueng Boraphet, Nakhon Sawan Province, and because it has a bright yellow colour. It is often the most common species in aquarium shop.[8] References1. ^{{IUCN| id = 188054| taxon = Toxotes microlepis| assessor = Allen, D.| assessment_year = 2011| version = 2012.1| accessdate = 25 October 2012}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{FishBase species| genus = Toxotes | species = microlepis | year = 2010 | month = January}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Rainboth|first=Walter J.|title=Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong|publisher=Food & Agriculture Org.|year=1996|pages=190|isbn=92-5-103743-4}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Günther|first=Albert C. L.G.|authorlink=Albert Günther|author2=William Carruthers |author3=William Francis |title=The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology|publisher=Taylor and Francis|location=London|year=1892|series=Sixth|volume=IX|pages=143–144}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/Projects/FAQ/3c.html|title=Archerfish, family Toxotidae|last=Monks|first=Neale|author2=Bruce Hansen |work=Brackish Water Aquarium FAQ |accessdate=1 March 2010}} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Günther|first=Albert C. L. G.|title=Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum|publisher=British Museum of Natural History|year=1860|pages=68–69}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wildwoods.co.uk/documents/thewonderofwildwoods_000.pdf|title=The Wonder of Wildwoods|last=Monks|first=Neale|work=Wildwoods Water Gardens|accessdate=4 March 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415200410/http://www.wildwoods.co.uk/documents/thewonderofwildwoods_000.pdf|archivedate=15 April 2010|df=}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|language=thai|work=Kapook|first=พิชิต|last=ไทยยืนวงษ์|url=https://pet.kapook.com/view2547.html|title=เสือพ่นน้ำ|date=2009-08-10}}
Further reading
10 : Archerfish|Fish described in 1860|Fish of the Mekong Basin|Fauna of Brunei|Fish of Cambodia|Freshwater fish of Indonesia|Fish of Laos|Freshwater fish of Malaysia|Fish of Thailand|Fish of Vietnam |
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