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#Banded archerfish

#Banded archerfish

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Natural Life
Natural Life
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0:00:13
Published At
2025-10-30 09:26:22 4d ago
Video Description
The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) 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 (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) away.The banded archerfish may reach the displaced prey within 50 milliseconds of its hitting the water.

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