WoRMS taxon details
Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)
283020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283020)
accepted
Species
Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Taxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Toxotes chaetareus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Toxotes chatarcus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
(of Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 101, 370, Pl. 14 [details]
page(s): 101, 370, Pl. 14 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283020 on 2026-06-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897
page(s): 101, 370, Pl. 14 [details]
page(s): 101, 370, Pl. 14 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Toxotes chatareus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1727 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (1727 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Toxotes chatareus USNM 305715 radiograph head)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Toxotes chatareus USNM 305715 radiograph)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Toxotes chatareus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1727 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To GenBank (1727 nucleotides; 63 proteins) (from synonym Coius chatareus Hamilton, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Toxotes chatareus USNM 305715 radiograph head)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Toxotes chatareus USNM 305715 radiograph)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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