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Banded archerfish Archer Fish. Endemic to Australia and New Guinea, it is found in permanent freshwater courses of far northern Queensland, Nt and Western Australia<br /> Banded archerfish,Toxotes jaculatrix Click/tap to enlarge

Banded archerfish

Archer Fish. Endemic to Australia and New Guinea, it is found in permanent freshwater courses of far northern Queensland, Nt and Western Australia

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    Interesting...I just learned that these are the fish that shoot water to hunt for land insects. Posted 12 years ago

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The Banded archerfish

The banded archerfish is a brackish water perciform fish of the archerfish genus ''Toxotes''. It is silvery in colour and has a dorsal fin towards the posterior end. It has distinctive, semi-triangular markings along its sides. It is best known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey. Larger specimens may be able to hit prey 2 to 3 metres away. The banded archerfish may reach the displaced prey within 50 milliseconds of its hitting the water.

The name refers to Sagittarius.. more

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Similar species: Carangiformes
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 28, 2013. Captured Mar 7, 2013 10:13.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/21s
  • ISO800
  • 55mm