banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) Illustration of Toxotes jaculatrix from Bleeker 1878
Date 1878
Source http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50408958 Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises
Author L Speigler
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toxotes_jaculatrix.png
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.