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Archer Fish == banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Subject: Archer Fish == banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
Poster: Steven (opaljaguar@earthlink.net)
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Archer Fish == banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)


Amazon Archer Fish: Found in the waters of South and Central America. It is so named because it sits near the top of the water waiting for a fly or some other small unsuspecting prey to come near. It then spits a stream of water at its target till it falls in the water to be eaten!

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The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a species of brackish water archerfishes. It is best known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey. Toxotes jaculatrix inhabits the Indo-Pacific and waters off Australia.

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