Toxotes blythii
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Toxotes blythii is a perciform fish of genus Toxotes
. It is amphidromous and found in Myanmar
. T. blythii is not of interest in fisheries
. This species was formerly thought to be identical to T. microlepis (smallscale archerfish
). However, differences in structure and colouration caused the splitting of T. blythii into a new species.
Archerfish
The archerfish are a family of fish known for their habit of preying on land based insects and other small animals by literally shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths...
. It is amphidromous and found in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. T. blythii is not of interest in fisheries
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
. This species was formerly thought to be identical to T. microlepis (smallscale archerfish
Smallscale archerfish
The smallscale archerfish is a perciform fish of genus Toxotes. As its name suggests, the scales of the smallscale archerfish are smaller than those of other archerfish. They reach a maximum length of...
). However, differences in structure and colouration caused the splitting of T. blythii into a new species.