Toxotai (Ancient Greek: τοξόται, romanized: toxotai, lit. 'archers'; singular: τοξότης, toxótēs) were Ancient Greek and Byzantine archers. During the ancient period they were armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword. They carried a little pelte (or pelta) (πέλτη) shield.

The archerfish (also known as spinner fish or archer fish) or Toxotidae are a monotypic family (although some include a second genus) of perciform tropical fish known for their unique predation technique of "shooting down" land-based insects and other small prey with jets of water spit from their specialized mouths.

Toxotes chatareus, sometimes known by the common names common archerfish, seven-spot archerfish or largescale archerfish, is a species of perciform fish in the archerfish genus Toxotes.

The Toxotai (singular: Toxotes) were ancient Greek archers, a specialized group of light infantry who played a crucial role in various Greek armies. The word "toxotes" comes from the Greek "toxon," meaning bow, indicating their primary weapon.

The archerfish (also known as spinner fish or archer fish) or Toxotidae are a monotypic family (although some include a second genus) of perciform tropical fish known for their unique predation technique of "shooting down" land-based insects and other small prey with jets of water spit from their specialized mouths.

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They shoot powerful jets of water through a 'blow tube' or 'water pistol' formed when they press their odd-shaped tongue up against a groove in the roof of the mouth. They can accurately hit prey at distances of more than ten times their body length.

Renowned for its habit of spitting to dislodge its insect prey from tree branches above the water; maximum shooting range is about 150 cm. Breeds from both fresh and brackish water (Ref. 2847, 44894). Breeding takes place in the wet season. Highly …

Scientific Name: Toxotes Jaculator Common Name: Banded Archerfish Care Level: easy to medium Size: between 10 and 12 inches (25 - 31 cm) pH: 7.0 - 8.0 Temperature: 68 - 82 %F (20 - 28 %C) Origin / Habitat: Asia, Oceania, India and eastward to Phillipines - found in brackish water conditions in estuaries and but also travels into rivers.

the genus of the Archerfish, including the following species: Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix), Pallas 1767 Toxotes chatareus, Hamilton 1822 Smallscale archerfish (Toxotes microlepis), Günther 1860 Big scale archerfish (Toxotes oligolepis), Bleeker 1876 Toxotes blythii, Boulenger 1892 Toxotes lorentzi, Weber 1910 Toxotes kimberleyensis ...