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Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

An estuary fish famous for shooting a jet of water at insects resting above the surface.

Fish

Banded Archerfish

Classic Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix A silver estuary fish with bold dark bands, a gently upturned snout and a compact, laterally flattened body.

Common
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x

The in-game Classic design. Select the card to inspect it.

Reported length

30 cm

Water type

Brackish water

Scientific name

Toxotes jaculatrix

Real-world references. Size varies with age, population and environment.

  • Native range

    Much of the Indo-Pacific, including tropical northern Australia.

  • Habitat

    Mostly mangroves and estuaries; only rarely freshwater.

  • Diet in nature

    Insects are captured by knocking them into the water with a directed jet.

  • Natural appearance

    A silvery or whitish body with four or five dark bars across the upper half.

Did you know?

It presses its tongue against the roof of its mouth to form a tube for the water jet.

Sources & species notes
  • Australian Museum · Banded Archerfishhttps://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/banded-archerfish-toxotes-jaculatrix/

Explore this species’ in-game skins below. ChillTank includes artistic colourways as well as Classic designs; skin names and rarities are game concepts.

From the real animal to your little world

Banded Archerfish skins in ChillTank

Compare all 9 designs, including archived skins. The cards and detail pages use the same presentation as FishShop. Classic designs sit alongside artistic colourways; skin rarity, growth values and decorative patterns are game concepts, rather than real-world varieties or fishkeeping advice.

Select a card for its stats, or open a full skin page for the artwork and story. Shop offers rotate inside the game; this encyclopedia does not promise current stock.

Banded Archerfish · Fish & Skins

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9skins

Archived skins remain here as references. They no longer appear in FishShop offers; fish already owned are kept. Archived designs may return after an overhaul, but there is no confirmed timing.

Fish

Banded Archerfish

Apricot Archer

Toxotes jaculatrix Apricot flanks with clear petrol bands and an ivory face.

Rare Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Azure Arrow

Toxotes jaculatrix Close violet-blue rails across azure and mint, with a calm ivory face.

Epic Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Berry Banks

Toxotes jaculatrix Raspberry flanks, plum bands and a mint tail above a pale belly.

Rare Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Fish

Banded Archerfish

Classic Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix A silver estuary fish with bold dark bands, a gently upturned snout and a compact, laterally flattened body.

Common Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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ArchiveNo longer offered
Fish

Banded Archerfish

Coral Archer

Toxotes jaculatrix Coral bands, slender blue rails and turquoise fins on warm ivory.

Rare Archived skin
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Ivory Estuary

Toxotes jaculatrix Wide ivory spaces, blue bars and a soft rose dorsal edge.

Rare Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Lagoon Dart

Toxotes jaculatrix Turquoise flanks with unequal navy bands and an ivory lower body.

Rare Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Lemon Banded

Toxotes jaculatrix Lemon yellow, slender indigo bands and fresh blue fin margins.

Uncommon Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Banded Archerfish

Pearl Archer

Toxotes jaculatrix Pearl flanks, five ink bars and clean cyan fin edges.

Uncommon Skin reference
Banded ArcherfishLv 11.00x
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Species notes & sources

These field notes describe the real-world animal represented by this ChillTank species. Where an entry represents a broader group, the notes say so; adult measurements retain their stated scope. Consult specialist care guidance before keeping a real animal.