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Order Perciformes(perch-likes) Family Toxotidae(archerfishes) Banded archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767). 30cm(TL)
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: India eastward to Philippines and Iriomote Island in Japan, northern Australia, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. General: Primarily in brackish mangrove estuaries, also penetrates rivers, renowned for its ability to shoot down insects prey by expelling beads of water from its mouth with considerable force, remarkable ability to compensate for visual refraction when aiming its shoots, shooting range is about 150cm. Larger specimens may be able to hit prey 2 to 3 metres (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) away.[ Sold fresh in markets.
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