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Archer Fish (Toxotes jaculatrix) As plain as they look, Archer fishes are best known for their unique ability to shoot down insects with a beam of water. This means they're cool. Archer Fish,Banded archerfish,Fish,Rhenen Zoo,Toxotes jaculatrix Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Archer Fish (Toxotes jaculatrix)

As plain as they look, Archer fishes are best known for their unique ability to shoot down insects with a beam of water. This means they're cool.

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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
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Uploaded Jul 20, 2011. Captured Jul 20, 2011 19:09.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • ISO3200
  • 105mm