BANDED ARCHERFISH : A SPECIES OF THE MANGROVE FORESTS : THE SPITTING SHARPSHOOTER

Since the Teen Climate Council at the Aquarium of the Pacific made me aware of this fish....

LOS ANGELES ZOO : BANDED ARCHERFISH PAGE

Excerpt: Archerfish are best known for their ability to precisely aim and shoot jets of water from their mouths to knock prey off of overhanging plants. Adults can fire as many as seven jets of water up to six feet in length in rapid succession! Developing this unique hunting technique takes time and practice. With no parental care, young fish must quickly master this skill to survive. As they practice, youngsters learn to calibrate the volume and force of water needed to knock down prey of varying sizes, even compensating for the refraction of light to accurately hit their targets.

Mangrove swamps of Australia, Polynesia, India, and Palau.

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Yes, the Los Angeles Zoo has an aquarium where this fish lives.

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