aquatic predators
Underwater hunting animals
Aquatic predators are animals that hunt and kill other animals in water environments—oceans, rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
The category spans an enormous range: sharks, orcas, crocodiles, pike, herons, sea otters, and countless others.
The documentary focused on aquatic predators of the coral reef.
The phrase appears most often in nature writing and ecology.
- barracudasLarge predatory tropical fish
- orcasLarge predatory dolphins
- anglerfishBioluminescent deep-sea predator
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
- ocean depthsUnderwater zones beyond light
killer whales · shark attack · octopus · tiger sharks · squid · sea monster · mantis shrimp · snapping turtles · dolphins · crocodiles · alligators · pike · giant squid · polar bears · marlins · stonefish · ambush · catfish
aquatic predatorsfilter feeders
Organisms sieving food from water
detritivores · baleen whales · deposit feeders · coral polyps · sea cucumbers
aquatic predatorsforage fish
Small prey species
phytoplankton · aquatic plants · baitfish · zooplankton · kelp