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title: "Strzelczyk indyjski"
description: "Toxotes jaculatrix — Ryby. The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/banded-archerfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Strzelczyk indyjski

> Toxotes jaculatrix — Ryby. The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes.

- Scientific name: *Toxotes jaculatrix*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1429
- Wikidata: [Q1522625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1522625)
- iNaturalist taxon: [188577](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/188577)

## Names

- en: Banded Archerfish
- de: Schützenfisch
- fr: Poisson-archer à bandes noires
- pl: Strzelczyk indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

SG (539), AU (160), ID (145), TH (122), MY (70), PH (51), PW (22), SB (10), IN (8), TW (8), KH (4), FM (3)

## Summary

The banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes. Found in brackish water, it is silvery in colour and has a dorsal fin towards the posterior end. It has distinctive, semi-triangular markings along its sides. It is best known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey. Larger specimens may be able to hit prey 2 to 3 metres (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) away. The banded archerfish may reach the displaced prey within 50 milliseconds of its hitting the water.
The name (binomial as well as common) refers to Sagittarius the archer, because of the unusual method…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_archerfish

## Photo

![Strzelczyk indyjski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-archerfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233015803

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-archerfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).