Do fish, with eyes on the sides of their head, have better peripheral vision?

Answer 1

cool question. Yeah, I bet they can see clear to the fin tips in any
direction.

Answer 2

Fish in fact have extraordinary peripheral vision. This is not due just to having eyes on the sides of their heads as most herbivore mammals do but also because their eyes have an extremely wide field of view. A fish's eye can see almost 180 degrees; this is about double what our eyes can see. This is similar to looking through the peephole of a door. Apparently, if you are a fish it is more important to make sure that nothing sneaks up on you than to have better forward vision such as we need to work with our hands.

Answer 3

Yes. Like all living creatures you can tell whether they are prey or predator. Prey animals have eyes positioned on the sides of their heads to better see a predatory animal stalking or chasing them from a varying degree of vision. Predators have eyes positioned directly in front of the face so they can concentrate on one specific thing.

Answer 4

The reason for their eyes being placed on the sides of their heads is precisely for that. The placement gives almost three hundred degrees of vision.

Answer 5

ya hey do you know anyone that has glasses and horrible vision otherwise, but says they have great peripheral vision? really? seriously not possible

Answer 6

Actually no - most fish have very poor vision as it is. They rely more on the vibrations they pick up and "translate" with their lateral line to "see", as well as their sense of smell, more than they rely on their eyes.

Answer 7

dude, whatever peripheral means according to everyone else... yes

Answer 8

no