Bony fish travel together by schooling in order to avoid predators. Schooling gives the benefit to locate more food resources quickly than others. An individual fish has a better chance of being eaten by a predator. There are many different types of fish schools, such as migrating schools, feeding schools and wintering schools.
These are some general interactions with Bony fish vs predators:
These are some general interactions with Bony fish vs predators:
- Bony fishes have a wide variety of predators. They include other fishes (bigger fish), birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals (this includes humans!).
- The smaller the fish the more predators it has and vice versa.
- Fish eggs have different predators than adults.