Piranha 

Piranhas are from the family Characidae, a family with lots of fierce predatory fish. 

Catfish

Catfish are fish in the order Siluriformes named for there whisker like sensor barbels. Catfish all have different sizes and behavior, and can range from sizes of 9 centimeters to 2 meters. Some species of catfish are parasitic, like the candiru. Some species have armored plates and some just have soft skin. Despite its name some catfish don`t have whiskers. Catfish are identified by their skull and swimbladder. 

 

Minnows

'Minnow' is used for small freshwater fish, especially those used in fishing bait. Specifically, fish in the family Cyprinidae.  In Ireland they are known as pinkeens.

SHARKS

Sharks are a group of fish characterized by their cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gills on the side of their head, and pectoral fins not fused to the head. Sharks now are classified in the genus Selachimorpha and are closely related to stingrays.  

 

GULPER EEL

The gulper eel is a deep sea eel with an expandable stomache, able to swallow prey twice its size. It has a bioluminescent lure to attract fish just like the anglerfish. it is found at depths down to 3,000m (10,000f).

EELS

An eel is a skinny thin fish in the family Anguilliformes. Most eels are predators, like the gulper eel, preys on passing copepods. The word 'eel' is used for other elongated thin fish too, like electric eels and spiny eels, that are not from the family Anguilliformes.    

BLOBFISH

The blobfish is a deep-sea fish in the family Psychrolutidae. It lives in deep waters off the coast of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Blobfish are usually shorter than 30cm. They are found at depths of 600- 1,200m. 

ANGLERFISH

Anglerfish are fish from the order lophiiformes, they are bony fish that are predatory, using a fleshy stalk growing from the head, as a bioluminescent lure. Anglerfish occur basically worldwide, some are pelagic (living in the open ocean), and some are benthic (living on the bottom of the ocean), and some live just along the continental shelf. Pelagic forms are laterally compressed, where benthic forms are often extremely dorsoventrally compressed.


Fossils have shown that anglerfish lived in the depths of the ocean since 130 million years ago, ranging in color from brown to dark red, and sizes varied from 8.9cm to more than 1 meter, and weights of up 100 lb.


Most adult female anglerfish have a bioluminescent organ called the esca. The organ is used for luring fish to the anglerfish as the lure looks like bioluminescent prey, the prey would come to the lure and the anglerfish would eat the prey. The lure is also used for attracting males, which then attach to the female for the rest of its life providing nutrients for the anglerfish to produce. The source of this glow is from tiny microscopic bacteria which glow.