The fish that SPITS to kill: Archerfish uses complex.
The archerfish gets its name from its ability to shoot a precisely-aimed stream of water at its prey, which are mostly insects living on land. The archerfish’s special ability relies heavily on its vision. It has been shown that the archerfish can see its victim through the water without the image being distorted. The information for this ability was given to the archerfish by its Creator.

The archerfish preys on small animals, such as spiders and insects that live near the water. Its surprise attack drops the prey into the water, where the archerfish snaps it up. Water jet. A narrow jet of water shoots out from the archerfish’s mouth when it gulps water and forces it out of its narrow mouth. The tubelike shape of its mouth.

We are currently home to a small group of banded archerfish. In the zoo. They can be seen in the entrance tanks at Brilliant Birds. In the wild. Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) are native to Australia, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and India.They live in mangrove swamps and feed on a variety of insects, plant matter, crustaceans and small fish.

T. jaculatrix (banded archerfish): This is the most commonly imported species of Archer and is the smaller of the two common species.It has four to five bands that lack the smaller blotches between them and is more peaceful than it's cousin, the Seven-Spot Archer.

The Archerfish is also known to eat worms, shrimp, and other small animals. (Virtual Science Centre, 2000; Tropical Tank, 2000; About, 2000; Nelson, 1994) Economic Importance for Humans: Positive. T. jaculatrix is widely sought after as an aquarium fish. Conservation Status. Information on this species is sparse but because it is a very popular aquarium fish one could assume it is not.

The Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a species of fish from the rivers and lakes of India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia. It has the ability to create a tube with its tongue and the roof of its mouth. Pressurized water is then shot through this tube, allowing it to shoot water at insects up above. The water jets are strong enough to knock the insects into the water, where.

Archerfish The archerfish is a surface-living fish of the family Toxotidae, such as the genus Toxotes, native to South-East Asia and Australia. The archerfish grows to about 25 centimetres and is able to shoot down insects up to 1.5 metres above the water by spitting a jet of water from its mouth. The soft, and even the spiny portion of their.