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Populations of large predatory fish in the global oceans were estimated to be about 10% of their pre-industrial levels by 2003, [1] and they are most at risk of extinction; there was a disproportionate level of large predatory fish extinctions during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. [2]
Humans can live on fish-based diets, as can their carnivorous domesticated pets such as dogs and cats. The ecological effects of piscivores can extend to other food chains. In a study of cutthroat trout stocking, researchers found that the addition of this piscivore can have noticeable effects on non-aquatic organisms, in this case bats feeding ...
Cetopsis candiru is a carnivorous fish and commonly described as a voracious feeder, making use of powerful jaw musculature and a nearly continuous cutting surface of the incisiform dentition. Their distribution overlaps with that of the related Cetopsis coecutiens and both species are known to simultaneously feed on the same bodies.
These delightful little angelfish are highly prized as aquarium fish, with an exorbitant price tag beyond the realms of most aquarists. A single fish has sold for $30,000.
The axolotl is carnivorous, consuming small prey such as mollusks, [25] worms, insects, other arthropods, [25] and small fish in the wild. Axolotls locate food by smell, and will "snap" at any potential meal, sucking the food into their stomachs with vacuum force. [26]
Found near current-swept reefs. The young fish swim in small colonies and hang around branching corals. Planktivorous 30 cm. Popular aquarium fish Yellowfin tuna (Thon jaune) Spindle-shaped and hydrodynamic body which is dark blue to black above and silvery below. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin are bright yellow. Series of broken ...
Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays, this taxon is also known as the superorder Batoidea, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as the division Batomorphi. [2]
The aquarium advises to avoid imported mahi-mahi harvested by long line, but rates troll and pole-and-line caught as a good alternative. The Natural Resources Defense Council classifies mahi-mahi as a "moderate mercury " fish (its second-lowest of four categories), and suggests eating six servings or fewer per month.