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Within Vinony's link graph, banded archerfish is referenced by 24 other articles, and connects out to fin, fish migration and India.
It is catalogued under topics including Archerfish, Fish described in 1767 and IUCN Red List least concern species.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concernテッポウウオ
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCarangaria incertae sedis
- FamilyToxotidae
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Toxotes jaculatrix
- taxon name
- Toxotes jaculatrix
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- Toxotes jaculatrix
- taxon common name
- Banded Archerfish
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- short name
- T. jaculatrix
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Encyclopedic overview
The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes. Found in brackish water, 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.
The name (binomial as well as common) refers to Sagittarius the archer, because of the unusual method banded archerfish use to capture prey. Banded archerfish are found in Indo-Pacific and Oceanian waters, generally in river mouths and mangrove estuaries. They move between fresh, salt, and brackish water over the course of their lifetime, though not to breed. Because of their markings and silvery colour, banded archerfish are sometimes kept as aquarium fish, though they are difficult to care for and not recommended for most home aquaria.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “banded archerfish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.