Datnioides polota

Datnioides polota
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Spariformes
Family:	Lobotidae
Genus:	Datnioides
Species:	D. polota
Binomial name
	Datnioides polota; (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Coius binotatus Gray, 1834; Coius polota Hamilton, 1822; Datnioides quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809);

Datnioides polota, commonly known as the silver tigerfish[1] or four-banded tiger perch, is a species of datnioidid fish native to brackish and fresh waters near the coast like mangrove, lagoons, estuaries and lower parts of rivers from northeastern India, through Bangladesh and mainland southeast Asia, to Sumatra and Borneo.[2][3] Although sometimes reported from New Guinea, this population is now recognized as D. campbelli.[3] D. polota is a predatory fish that reaches up to 30 cm (1 ft) in standard length.[2]

References

Ahmad, A.B. (2020). "Datnioides polota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181156A91304090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181156A91304090.en. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Datnioides polota" in FishBase. January 2020 version.
"Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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