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Banded Archerfish

Reference

IB2046

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Archerfish - TOXOTIDAE

Common Name

Banded Archerfish

Scientific Name

Toxotes jaculatrix

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Archefishes are known for their remarkable ability to shoot jets of water into the air through a groove in the roof of the mouth, to knock down insects flying near the surface of the water or perched on overhanging vegetation.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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