Banded archerfish

phylum	Chordata	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 (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. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Archerfish
class	Actinopterygii
order	Perciformes
family	Toxotidae
genus	Toxotes
species	T. jaculatrix

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