Is there a fresh or salt-water fish other than a shark (fish only, no whales or seals) that will eat birds?

Answer 1

A shark is not a fish; it is warm blooded and therefore is not a fish and belong to the order Selachimorpha, so ignore Dware and his "common knowledge"

Dware's answer is nothing more than a rant, he's trying to miss stear you. Shark's have replaceable teeth, have you ever heard of a fish with replaceable teeth? The etymology of a shark is closer to that of a mammal than a fish, don't be fooled by what you read on the web, but many species of shark live in both salt and fresh water and indeed on land.

Sharks reproduction is either viviparity - maintain a placental link to the developing young, The young are born alive and fully functional. Hammerheads, the requiem sharks (such as the bull and tiger sharks), the basking shark and the smooth dogfish fall into this category. Dogfish have the longest known gestation period of any shark, at 18 to 24 months. Basking sharks and frilled sharks are likely to have even longer gestation periods, but accurate data is lacking

others are ovoviviparity - Most sharks utilize this method. The young are nourished by the yolk of their egg and by fluids secreted by glands in the walls of the oviduct. The eggs hatch within the oviduct, and the young continue to be nourished by the remnants of the yolk and the oviduct's fluids. As in viviparity, the young are born alive and fully functional.

This gestation makes sharks more analogous to mammals than fishes. Dwares "Mammals have hair" routine is just BS, like a whale has a full head of hair does it?

Anywho he never even answered the question - Pike eat birds in an oppurtunist way

Answer 2

The goosefish, a large shallow water angler fish from the North Atlantic (also known as monkfish), has been known to take ducks. Ducklings and other baby water birds are of course more susceptible than adult birds. Fresh water bass and pike probably grab quite a few of them. They will also eat baby turtles, snakes, just about anything swimming on the surface. There have even been observed cases of their eating small mammals like mice or chipmunks that have fallen into the water.

Goosefish picture:

http://nefsc.noaa.gov/read/popdy/monkfish/maryk_2_photos/maryk_2_8.jpg
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Answer 3

Piranha is the main one that I can think of. Oh and by the way Tyler, sharks are fishes you idiot. They belong to the class called Chondrichthyes, which are the cartilaginous fishes. If they aren't fish, then what are they? I suppose your going to say mammal, hoping to God you don't say amphibian, reptile or bird. To be a mammal you have to have some sort of hair, you have to have mammary glands, and different forms of teeth. Last time I checked they don't. Not to mention that sharks...have GILLS. Also, please explain to me why every educational documentary and education websites like the ones from Berkeley and Smithsonian Marine Station label them as fish. My suggestion is to do some reading before you answer something.

Thanks for giving everyone over at the college a good laugh

Answer 4

I have seen gar and large mouthed bass eat baby red-winged black birds that fell out of cattails into the water. I also saw a big bullfrog do the same thing..

Answer 5

Piranhas

Answer 6

Oh yea, lots of them do. One local one is the pike- nasty thing, looks a bit like a barracuda. I recall seeing more on wildlife progs.

Answer 7

Large Mouth Bass will eat small ducklings (I have seen this myself).

Answer 8

piranhas will eat birds