Toxotes

Japanese: Toxotes
Toxotes

…General term for fish belonging to the genus Toxotes in the family Archerfish, Perciformes (illustration). There are about four known species, all of which are small fish with a body length of about 15 to 25 cm, and are well known for their special habit of shooting water droplets from their mouths to knock down insects and spiders from the shore and eat them.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Toxotes" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スズキ目テッポウウオ科のテッポウウオ属Toxotesに属する魚の総称(イラスト)。約4種が知られ,いずれも体長約15~25cmの小型の魚で,口から水滴を発射し,これにより岸辺の昆虫やクモ類を落として食べるという特別な習性のためよく知られている。…

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