Coral Reef Predators:

Tiger shark:  A tiger shark is second in eating humans only to a great white. They live around coral reefs. Tiger sharks are called tiger sharks because they have stripes on them. They also eat fish and animals that are around coral reefs.

              Barracuda: A Barracuda is very quick and very dangerous. It eats fish in half like scissors. Sometimes big chunks of the fish it’s eating fly off of the part the barracuda’s eating.

              Lionfish: They live around coral reefs. This predator can be found in groups. It is poisonous, but cannot kill anyone. It can be found at the Great Barrier Reef.

              Scorpion fish: The scorpion fish blends in with the coral reefs and it lies at the bottom waiting for prey to go by so it can attack. The scorpion fish is also a fast ambusher. Since they are so fast they surprise their prey and they get them.

              Bluestriped Fangblenny: The fangblenny literally copies other fish to get meat. It’s small, but it’s all predator. It also rips and tears at the other fish’s scales to get to the meat without having to eat the scales, too.

              Bigeye Trevally: This type of predator hunts in groups, so they can get schools of fish easier. The trevallies are really quick, making it so they can get it’s prey a lot faster. They can also not fight and kill others of it’s kind.

              Coneshell (snail): This snail, believe it or not, is a predator and has a tooth that can make it so humans get paralyzed and most of the time killed. It’s main prey is the blueband goby. It kills its prey before eating it.

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Tiger shark

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Barracuda
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Lionfish

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Scorpion fish
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Bluestriped Fangblenny
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Bigeye Trevally
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Cone Shell Snail

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