Toxotes beauforti

Toxotes beauforti Temporal range: Tertiary PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Toxotidae
Genus:	Toxotes
Species:	†T. beauforti
Binomial name
†Toxotes beauforti Sanders, 1934

Toxotes beauforti is a species of fossil archerfish that lived during early Tertiary (presumebly Eocene). It was described by Sanders (1934) from an articulated fossil found in Sangkarewang Formation, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its overall shape is said to be very similar to modern species except T. beauforti have six dorsal spines. For comparison, extant archerfish usually have only four or five dorsal spines. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "A REVIEW OF THE ARCHERFISHES (FAMILY TOXOTIDAE) | Western Australian Museum". museum.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
2. Sanders, Margaretha (1934). Die fossilen Fische der alttertiären Süsswasserablagerungen aus Mittel-Sumatra (in German). Mouton.