archerfish

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Archerfish

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Toxotidae

Etymology

archer +‎ fish

Noun

archerfish (plural 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.

Derived terms

banded archerfish
primitive archerfish
smallscale archerfish
western archerfish

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