Noun: archerfish 'aa(r)-chur,fish
- 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
"The archerfish's ability to shoot down insects with jets of water is a remarkable hunting technique";
- Toxotes jaculatrix
Derived forms: archerfishes
Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
Part of: genus Toxotes, Toxotes
Encyclopedia: Archerfish