Platinum Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) Sizes:4 inches some larger catfish

some larger catfish

becoming more active at night

almost translucent fins

Native to northern South America

and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos

Platinum Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) Sizes:4 inches some larger catfishThis is a leucistic color morph, more commonly known as platinum. The banded archerfish is one of seven archerfish species. This species usually inhabits tropical coastal brackish waters. They capture their prey from the surface of the water or outside the water column and they do so in a unique way. They spit a jet of water to shoot down an insect or other morsel. They can even target prey resting on low overhanging mangrove branches when they cannot