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Predatory fish
hypercarnivorous fish that actively prey upon other fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Predatory fish are fish that actively prey upon other fish or aquatic animals. Examples including shark, billfish, barracuda, pike/muskellunge, walleye, perch and salmon.
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Some omnivorous fish, such as the red-bellied piranha, can occasionally also be predatory, although they are not obligately predatory fish.