Toxotes Id

[maurizio]

Is anybody able to identify this guy, from such a bad picture?
I know the main issue is the dorsal fin spots and rays, but there was no way to get better photos than this, with a mobile, and given the elevated position of the tank.

My main doubt concerns the loooong black bands, extending all the way down, which I haven't seen in any description or photo: is their length totally random, and irrelevant for identification?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Here is Neal Monks' page on identifying the different Toxotes species (from pre- T. blythii days)...
http/homepage.mac.com/nmonks/Projects/FAQ/3c.html

 

[maurizio]

Hi,
thanks, I'm aware of Neale's page, that's mainly what I meant with my statement on existing descriptions, together with what's available in Wet Web Media's brackish pages: from what I see from Neale's sketches, I'd say Microlepis, which is just what I need, but those long black bands are the only thing I could possibly see in my picture, and they only remotely match with his description...