from one species that can effectively walk out of the water to another which
is known as the fish from hell here are nine fish that can hunt land animals
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number nine mudskipper mudskippers are found in temperate subtropical and
tropical regions including the Atlantic coast of Africa and the Indo Pacific
like the name would suggest this fish has several fascinating adaptations
which enable it to travel on land as well as in the water they're able to
walk or skip on land by using their pectoral and pelvic fins on land they
survive by breathing through their skin throat and the mucous lining of their
mouths this is called cutaneous air breathing and it's similar to the way
amphibians breathe on land however this is only possible when mudskippers are
moist which is why they tend to be restricted to humid habitats they're
able to regulate their body temperatures by digging deep burrows in soft
sediments which also protect them from predators during high tide on land mud
skippers perform a wide variety of activities these include feeding
courting potential partners as well as establishing and defending territories
that diets include snails insects small crabs and even other mudskippers number
eight tiger shark up until recently the consensus was that that tiger sharks
only feed on marine animals and water birds then a researcher from Dolphin
Island sea lab named Marcus dreimann made an interesting discovery in 2009
after he caught a tiger shark off the coast of Alabama dreimann noticed that
the shark had coughed up feathers interestingly enough these feathers
didn't belong to a water bird this led dreimann to suspect that tiger
sharks might be supplementing their with other types of birds a study
followed in which the stomach's of over 50 tiger sharks were dissected the
contents of about half of the fish's stomachs revealed beaks feathers and
feet from terrestrial birds like meadow larks woodpeckers and tanika's the
theory is that as they migrate some birds
lose their way there thus forced to keep flying until they become exhausted which
brings them closer and closer to the surface where the tiger sharks are
waiting to snap them in their jaws number seven wels catfish wels catfish
is by all accounts a true River monster in 2009 a large catfish almost drowned
the Hungarian fisherman he had attempted to grab the fish in a hold but soon
regretted the decision the fisherman barely escaped with his life after the
fish dragged him underwater by his right leg
wels catfish can potentially weigh over 660 pounds while measuring up to 16 feet
that's significantly larger than any human being
even though reports of such giants have become a rarity in recent years an
interest in tendency has been observed in medium sized catfish from the tan
River in Alba France they've reportedly developed an ability
to grab pigeons from the riverbanks it's believed that the larger catfish have
taken to hunting in the river depths forcing the smaller catfish to search
for other sources of food it's also suspected that the larger specimens
can't swim the shallow waters to get to the riverbanks after the catfish grabbed
the pigeons they consumed them in the water based on observation they have a
kill rate of 28 percent this may seem low but it's actually quite impressive
for a fish hunt in an animal that can essentially fly away when threatened
number six African tiger fish this fish genis native to the african
continent is commonly referred to as tiger fish the scientific name for the
genes-- is hydra sinners and it consists of five species which are all typically
by severus meaning they feed on other fish Hydra Sina's attaches however has
become recorded displaying a rather unique adaptation it's the only
freshwater fish species proven to prey on birds in flight its main target
consists of low-flying barn swallows a sleek body that measures over 3 feet in
length and sharp fang-like teeth enabled tiger fish to quickly jump out of the
water and grab birds as they fly past different hunting strategies have also
been observed one is to hide just beneath the surface and to ambush the
bird in flight while another involves chasing the bird from the surface and
then leaping to grab it the first time this phenomenon was observed it happened
so fast that the team responsible for recording it barely had time to realize
what happened number 5 eel catfish researchers
speculate that the eel catfish uses the same method to hunt on land that was
used by the first vertebrates to venture out of the water
around 420 million years ago to catch insects on land the eel catfish will
arch its specialized spine to rise above its prey which usually consists of
various insects then the eel descends on it trapping his prey against the ground
and bend in its mouth around it eel catfish jaw muscles a hypertrophic
meaning that the cells in the tissue are larger which increases bite strength in
the water the eel catfish employs a different hunting technique it expands
its mouth cavity pulling in extra water and sucking up prey on land this hunting
technique wouldn't work because air is around 800 times less dense than water
number 4 silver Arowana the silver Arowana is native to South
America in some species and known to reach almost 4 feet in length in its
native waters the silver Arowana is known as the monkey fish for its ability
to capture prey by jumping out of the water
they typically swim near the surface while looking out for potential prey on
tree branches the targets of its jumping attacks may include snakes insects bats
or birds once it's found a suitable victim the fish unleashes its incredibly
Swift attack with a staggering jump that can reach over 6 feet above the water
surface despite this impressive hunting
technique the silver Arowana usually uses its drawbridge like mouths to eat
animals floating on the surface by crustaceans or smaller fish number 3
rainbow trout this colorful fish is known to fight back when caught and for
its ability to jump high above the water when hunting prey this predator will eat
nearly anything it captures with a varied diet including insects smaller
fish and even some small land animals the rainbow trout usually hunts for land
animals during their breeding season when the prey is abundant in 2013 a
researcher discovered a rainbow trout with the remains of 20 shrews in its
stomach this furthered understanding of how apt the fish is at tackling land
prey wildlife experts believe that the trout grabs these creatures whenever
they venture close to the riverbank number 2 Archer fish
much like the name implies this freshwater fish takes down prey using a
ranged attack after the archer fish selects its target which usually
consists of insects hanging from tree branches it contracts its gills to shoot
a water stream from its mouth the stream is shaped by the fish's mouth pots to
travel faster at the rim than at the front forming the type of blob that
impacts the target from around three to nearly seven feet they're remarkably
accurate shots however even if they miss the target the persistent archer fish
will take multiple shots what's even more remarkable is that the archer fish
will develop its skill through social learning this means that they can
observe how one member of the school uses the shooting technique to later
adapt or modify their angles and target distances younger fish are initially
inaccurate so by hunted in small schools they develop their shooting through
observation and experience it has recently emerged that Archer fish also
used Jets to hunt underwater prey experts don't know which hunting
technique developed first whether it was the aerial or underwater one according
to one theory they evolved in parallel complementing each other the more they
were used by the archer fish number one snakehead fish
snakeheads are elongated fish with large mouths sharp shiny teeth and long dorsal
fins there are 40 snakehead species belonging to two main types the para
China native to Africa and the China in Asia since these freshwater fish breathe
air through their gills they're able to migrate short distances on land by
wriggling with their bodies and fins snake heads can travel almost a quarter
of a mile on land where they can survive for up to four days as bad news for
animals on the shorelines or river banks as some snakehead species like the
northern snakehead can grow to be over 3 feet National Geographic has described
this snakehead as fish Zillah for more than a hundred years humans have been
introducing snake heads to non-indigenous waters where they become
invasive and cause ecological damage the lack of natural predators in these
waters means that snake heads often reach apex status they also tend to
spread rapidly by the age of two or three the snakehead has already reached
sexual maturity and a single female may release up to 150,000 eggs every two
years after it was introduced either intentionally or ignorantly in North
American waters the aggressive snakehead earned the reputation of Frankenfish
monster fish or the fish from hell thanks for watching which fish do you
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