Why do fish eat fish?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

The most common form of protein available in an aquatic environment is fish so it stands to reason that there would be predation on fish by fish in an aquatic environment just as there is predation on mammals by mammals on land.

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∙ 16y ago

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Do fish eat mosquitoes?

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Does crabs eat small fish?

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Could a fish eat a fish?

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Does fish eat only worms?

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What do ice and tooth fish eat?

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What does a fish in a sea eat?

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What fish do seahorses eat?

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What type of fish do seagulls eat?

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