A type of large South American fish (also called the big-scaled archer fish) found in freshwater rivers and streams.
Spanish word borrowed from indigenous South American languages, referring to a specific fish species found in Amazon and other river systems. The word entered English scientific and naturalist vocabularies in the 18th-19th centuries.
The boga is a remarkable archer fish that can shoot jets of water at insects above the water line with incredible precision—it's nature's tiny sniper, and its Spanish name reflects the admiration indigenous peoples had for this skill.
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