predator fish
Underwater carnivorous swimmer
A predator fish is any fish that hunts and eats other animals—typically other fish, but also crustaceans, insects, or small mammals.
The term appears in aquarium keeping, ecology, and fishing: Don't house predator fish with smaller species.
Pike, bass, and sharks are classic examples.
Also called predatory fish.
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- sharp teethPointed dental structures
- hunting instinctInnate urge to pursue
- barracudaLarge predatory saltwater fish
mesopredator · snakehead · keystone species · freshwater · estuarine · streamlined body · moray eel · razor sharp · shark · marine · open water · pike · deep sea · coral reef · angling · big catch · jaws · attack
predator fishforage fish
Small prey species
algae eater · baitfish · filter feeder · bottom feeder · minnow
predator fishforage fish
Small prey species
prey species · baitfish · feeder fish · food fish · minnow