Adaptations For Feeding By Brendan Hare Photo taken from internet fish-news.teia.org www.flmnh.ufl.edu
WHAT DO FISH EAT?
Possibilities Other fish Beetles Plants Crabs Plankton Seals Corals Worms Algae Mayflies Nymphs Frogs Spiders Mussels
Other Fish
Hagfish Jawless Eyes enclosed by skin Single nasal opening Eat by sucking and tearing Barbels present Fishbase.org
Sea Lamprey Eel like swimmer Oral disc with teeth for scraping holes Parasitic www.vbco.org Enature.com
Gulper Deep water predator Huge mouth and stretchable stomach Small eyes
Electric Eel Electricity producing organs capable of stunning prey Live in slow moving, murky environments www.populerbilgi.com www.raubwelse.de
Angler/Goosefish Large mouth Deep water and benthic Sit and wait predators Dorsal fin used as prey attractant Enlarged and strengthened fins aid in lunging at prey (goosefish) ramseydoran.com www.nefsc.noaa.gov
Northern Pike Large mouth with many rows of teeth Sit and wait predator – makes quick lunges at prey Inhabits shallow weedy areas where long skinny body is useful fish-news.teia.org Fishbase.org
Photo taken from internet Great White Shark Saw edged teeth for biting and tearing Incredible sense of smell Efficient open water predator Photo taken from internet
Swordfish and Sawsharks Extended rostrum used for injuring prey Teeth present on sawfish rostrum www.pbs.org
Tuna Very efficient swimmers Body stiffened except at the base of the tail Streamlined, bullet like body shape Increased red muscle Lunate tail Fishbase.org
Plants, Plankton and the Bottom
Sturgeon Barbels feel for food Mouth on bottom of head for feeding on the bottom Omnivorous Shedd aquarium Jjphoto.dk
Manta rays Enlarged pectoral fins for swimming Planktivores- filter food through sponge-like tissue in between gills Fins on head funnel food into the mouth Fishbase.org
Drums Large flattened teeth for crushing Mouth low on head Feed on crayfish, and mussels www.smm.org www.conservation.state.mo.us
If fish can feed on it They probably do