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Deutsche Schützenfisch {m} [zool.] Synonyme

Englische archerfish; archer fish Synonyme

archerfish Definition

archerfish Bedeutung

archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix
any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water, found in Indonesia and Australia
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The archerfish form a monotypic family, Toxotidae, of fish known for their habit of preying on land-based insects and other small animals by shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths. The family is small, consisting of ten species in a single genus Toxotes. Most species live in fresh water rivers, streams and pools, but two or three are euryhaline, inhabiting both fresh and brackish water habitats such as estuaries and mangroves.[1][2] They can be found from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, through Southeast Asia, to Northern Australia and Melanesia.[3]

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