TOXOTIDAE Toxotes chatareus, 15.9 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura) Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822) Spotted Archerfish D IV-VI, 12-14; A III, 15-17; P1 11-14; LLp 29-37; GR (lower limb) 5-7. Body shape rhomboid, moderately compressed. Eye large. Mouth moderately large, protractile, with lower jaw protruding; longitudinal axis from tip of snout to caudal fin passing through center of eye. Dorsalfin spines usually V, fourth spine usually the longest. Scales in lateral line usually 29-32; horizontal scale rows above lateral line 3-5, below lateral line 9-11. Color: silvery white with 6 or 7 variably-shaped blotched along the sides of body; caudal fin pale yellowish; anal fin pale basally, outer half of the fin blackish. Size: maximum length about 50 cm, rarely exceeding 35 cm. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific, from Sri Lanka and India to New Guinea and northern Australia. Remarks: inhabits mangrove shores, estuaries, and fresh waters. Feeds on terrestrial insects.