archer fish

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The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus
Any of five species (family Toxotidae) of Indo-Pacific fishes noted for their ability to knock their insect prey off overhanging vegetation by shooting it with drops of water expelled from their mouth. Archer fishes are elongated and have a relatively deep body that is almost flat from the dorsal fin forward. The head is pointed, the mouth is large, and the dorsal and anal fins are placed toward the back of the body. Different species are spotted or vertically banded with black. Archer fishes live in both fresh and salt water, usually remaining near the surface. One well-known species (Toxotes jaculator, or jaculatrix) grows to about 7 in. (18 cm) long
A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey
archerfish
Any of the species of fish in the Toxotidae (toxotes) family, who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths
archerfish
{i} fish that hunts insects by shooting them down by squirting water from its mouth at them
archerfish
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
archer fish

    الواصلة

    Arch·er fish

    التركية النطق

    ärçır fîş

    النطق

    /ˈärʧər ˈfəsʜ/ /ˈɑːrʧɜr ˈfɪʃ/
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