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Benthic, refers to those fish that live on or just above the seafloor. What they eat depends on the specific species of fish.
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What does a bore fish eat?
copepods, mysids and benthic crustaceans
What do beluga sturgeons eat?
Children eat benthic invertebrates such as mollusc's, crustacean's, and worms. Adults eat other fish.
Do carnivores live in the benthic zone?
Yes there are carnivores in the benthic zone. The scavengers in the benthic zone are considered carnivores because the eat the dead aquatic animals that float to the bottom when they die. There are also some carnivorous fish in the benthic zone.
What do scorpian fish eat?
Most varieties of scorpionfish are marine and live in shallow benthic systems. Most scorpionfish eat small fish and crustaceans.
What part of the ocean does rattail fish live in?
the deep or the benthic zone
WHAT SEA creatures are in the Twilight Zone?
Angler fish, Benthic sharks.
What do kissing fish eat?
Kissing fish or kissing gourami, typically eat benthic algae and aquatic plants, they will also eat insects taken from water's surface. Kissing fish also filter plankton from the water and scrape the algae from stones. Cooked lettuce is a good alternative for kissing fish kept in an aquarium and any kind of live food.
What animals live in the benthic zone?
Some are the Monk fish, Jumbo Octopus, or animals that live on the bottom of the ocean.
What does a rattail fish eat?
smaller fish, pelagic crustaceans such as shrimp and amphipods, cumaceans and less often cephalopods and lanternfish. As well as being important apex predators in the benthic habitat, some species are also notable as scavengers.
What do angler fish eat and what eats angler fish?
An angler fish is a Benthic (or bottom dwelling) fish with the distinctive feature of a glowing sphere attached to a section of spine protruding from their nose. They use this sphere to attract aquatic animals towards their mouth, some of which include fish the size of the angler fish itself. Other than other fish, it eats mainly prawns.
What eats benthic fish?
Detritius feeders. Bethinic grazers and some coral species feed by filtering phytoplankton out of the water.
What do the horseshoe crab eat?
They feed on mollusks, worms and other benthic organisms.
