Toxotes kimberleyensis
| Toxotes kimberleyensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Toxotidae |
| Genus: | Toxotes |
| Species: | T. kimberleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxotes kimberleyensis Allen, 2004 | |
Toxotes kimberleyensis is a species of archerfish found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[1] It was first named by Gerald R. Allen in 2004,[1] and is commonly known as the Kimberley archerfish, largescale archerfish, or western archerfish.[2]
Members of this species once were thought to belong to a different species, Toxotes oligolepis, but direct comparison with the type material of T. oligolepis revealed the Kimberley specimens differed in several ways, including having a deeper body and shorter dorsal fin spines.[3]
References
- 1 2 Toxotes kimberleyensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Toxotes kimberleyensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Gerald R. Allen (2004). "Toxotes kimberleyensis, a new species of archerfish (Pisces: Toxotidae) from fresh waters of Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum 56: 225–230.
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