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American novelist and journalist (born 1944)
prominent role in Ocean Prey (Prey series #31), Righteous Prey (Prey series #32), Judgment Prey (Prey series #33), and Lethal Prey (Prey series #35). Uncaged
John_Sandford_(novelist)
2021 novel by John Sandford
Ocean Prey is a mystery, and suspense novel by John Sandford released in 2021. The book reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. The
Ocean_Prey
Biological interaction
one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. The predator-prey relationship is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that
Predation
Species of anglerfish
body color to blend with the sand or rocks on the ocean floor. This adaptation helps it ambush prey and evade predators. Red-lipped batfish are piscivores
Red-lipped_batfish
Equations modelling predator–prey cycles
when prey growth rate was increased due to a reduced fishing effort. A further example is provided by the experimental iron fertilization of the ocean. In
Lotka–Volterra_equations
Order of colonial hydrozoans with differentiated zooids
on larger prey, such as small fishes or crustaceans. The majority of siphonophores live in the deep sea and can be found in all of the oceans. Siphonophore
Siphonophore
Oceanic division
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately
Atlantic_Ocean
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
juvenile fish for shelter and food, even though jellyfish can prey on small fish. Mobile oceanic species such as tuna can be captured by travelling long distances
Pelagic_fish
Species of mollusc
sea slug, and blue ocean slug) is a species of sea slug in the family Glaucidae. These sea slugs live in the pelagic zone (open ocean), where they float
Glaucus_atlanticus
Genus of fish
It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, on its western border the
Barracuda
2017 novel by Wilbur Smith
The Tiger's Prey is a 2017 novel by Wilbur Smith. It is a Courtney saga novel, set in the 18th century. Tom Courtney, one of four sons of master mariner
The_Tiger's_Prey
Species of lobe-finned bony fish
The West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), sometimes known as the gombessa, African coelacanth, and simply coelacanth, is a crossopterygian
West_Indian_Ocean_coelacanth
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
and cold ocean water currents flowing from polar and sub-polar regions bring in nutrients that support plankton growth, which are crucial prey items for
Ocean_current
Ocean around Antarctica
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude
Southern_Ocean
Genus of fishes
their prey. The raised sail has been shown to reduce sideways oscillations of the head, which is likely to make the bill less detectable by prey fish.
Sailfish
Food-production techniques of Pacific Ocean marine mammal
tool may have occurred when an otter was unable to access a prey item at the bottom of the ocean and used a rock to facilitate access to the object. Similarly
Tool_use_by_sea_otters
Water column of the open ocean
marine hatchetfish, by preying on other inhabitants of this zone. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος 'bottomless'. The ocean floor is next to this
Pelagic_zone
Family of fishes
article "Moray". Moray Eels Grab Prey With Alien Jaws Smith, J.L.B. 1962. The moray eels of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin;
Moray_eel
Oceanic division
mammals such as seals, whales, and polar bears—prey upon fish. Endangered marine species in the Arctic Ocean include walruses and whales. The area has a
Arctic_Ocean
Largest extant species of bony fish
dermis. The importance of ocean sunfish in marine food webs is unknown. However, since ocean sunfish feed on gelatinous prey with a generalist diet, this
Giant_sunfish
Species of cnidarian
of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known Portuguese man o' war. Specialized predatory molluscs prey on these cnidarians
Velella
Species of jellyfish
at the bottom of the ocean. Deepstaria open and close their bell, or stomach cavity, allowing them to both move and take in prey. This motion also allows
Deepstaria_enigmatica
Community of orcas in the North Pacific Ocean
of the exclusively fish-eating ecotype of orca in the northeast Pacific Ocean. The southern resident orcas form a closed society with no emigration or
Southern_resident_orcas
Species of squid
circumantarctic Southern Ocean. It is presumed to be an ambush predator, with a diet including various fish, and is likely a key prey item of the sperm whale
Colossal_squid
This is a list of large carnivores known to prey on humans. This list does not include animal attacks on humans by domesticated species (dogs), or animals
List of large carnivores known to prey on humans
List_of_large_carnivores_known_to_prey_on_humans
April 18 The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman Viking Books April 25 May 2 Ocean Prey John Sandford G. P. Putnam's Sons May 9 A Gambling Man David Baldacci
List of The New York Times number-one books of 2021
List_of_The_New_York_Times_number-one_books_of_2021
Species of fish
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), also known as the common mola, is one of the largest ray-finned fish in the world. It is the type species of the genus
Ocean_sunfish
Extinct species of bird
bird of prey which belongs to the falcon family. It was endemic to the Mascarene island of Réunion and was part of the Western Indian Ocean radiation
Réunion_kestrel
Deep layer of the ocean between 4000 and 9000 meters
abyssal zone or abyssopelagic zone is a layer of the pelagic zone of the ocean. The word abyss comes from the Greek word ἄβυσσος (Ancient Greek: ἄβυσσος
Abyssal_zone
Species of fish
of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a bluewater fish that spends the majority of its life in the open sea far from land. The blue marlin preys on a wide variety
Atlantic_blue_marlin
Species of sea slug
"Berthella (Opisthobranchia: Pleurobranchidae) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean Prey on plakinid sponges (Homoscleromorpha: Plakinidae)". The Veliger.
Berthella_medietas
Species of comb jelly
keep prey inside and even tear the tissue of the gelatinous prey. Using its "lips" to detect prey, Beroe opens its mouth and swallows its prey whole
Beroe_abyssicola
Theory
Prey naïveté hypothesis is a theory that suggests that native prey often struggle to recognize or avoid an introduced predator because they lack a coevolutionary
Prey_naiveté
Species of fish
the ocean floor on its orange fins. The short, stout body of the grunt sculpin has a long, small mouth which is adapted for eating smaller prey. It is
Grunt_sculpin
Species of large lamniform shark
species, traveling between the coast and the open ocean and even between continents. The white shark preys on marine mammals such as seals and dolphins, as
Great_white_shark
Species of cnidarian
gut contents, prey selection analyses indicate a preference for slow moving or non-motile prey such as fish eggs, while more motile prey are selected against
Chrysaora_fuscescens
Genus of true bugs
nymphs might feed on the rich organic film at the ocean's surface. Halobates may catch aquatic prey just below the surface with their front legs, but
Halobates
Species of worm
burrowing its whole body in soft sediment on the ocean floor and waiting until its antennae detect prey. It then strikes with its sharp mandibles. It may
Eunice_aphroditois
Species of shark
subarctic waters of the Northern Pacific Ocean, it has been documented in the tropical Pacific and Antarctic Ocean as well. Reaching lengths of 4.65 m (15
Pacific_sleeper_shark
Species of mammal
seals dive to depths up to 300 m (980 ft) while feeding on a variety of ocean prey. Juveniles eat primarily krill and small crustaceans while adults eat
Spotted_seal
Species of shark
at night, these sharks use electroreceptors to find their main source of prey, fish. Lemon sharks enjoy the many benefits of group living, such as enhanced
Lemon_shark
the presence of stable ocean conditions, concentrations of prey form in stratified ocean layers; more specifically, stable ocean conditions refer to “calm
Stable_ocean_hypothesis
Macropredatory species of Antarctic seal
jaws, and teeth which are 2.5 cm (1 in) long. It feeds on a wide range of prey including its fellow pinnipeds, cephalopods, krill, fish, and birds, particularly
Leopard_seal
Small prey fish
the predominant converters of the large amount of ocean zooplankton. They are, in turn, central prey items for higher trophic levels. Forage fish are able
Forage_fish
Behaviour due to innate biological factors
behaviour when catching their prey, which Fabre called a fixed pattern. Then Fabre intervened in the wasps' process of catching prey, and only one of the species
Instinct
Largest living species of dolphin
orca population, as well as some oceanic dolphin species. In New Zealand, sharks and rays appear to be important prey, including eagle rays, long-tail
Orca
Species of marine cnidarian
hang below the surface, containing venomous cnidocytes that help capture prey. The cnidocytes can deliver a sting powerful enough to kill fish, crustaceans
Portuguese_man_o'_war
Bony fish with a natural lure
2022. Magbilang, Lila; Olson, Danielle. "Anglerfish Lure Prey Throughout the Ocean". ocean.si.edu. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved
Anglerfish
Species of crustacean
during the day its prey consists of benthos while during the night it preys on animals higher in the water column. Recorded prey include crustaceans
Aristaeomorpha_foliacea
Heterotrophic protistan or metazoan members of the plankton ecosystem
catch prey by extending parts of their body through the holes. As with the silica frustules of diatoms, radiolarian shells can sink to the ocean floor
Zooplankton
Species of shark
frilled sharks live on the ocean floor, they may also feed on carrion floating down from the surface. In hunting and eating prey that are tired or exhausted
Frilled_shark
Family of fishes
The camouflage aids in protection from predators and enables them to lure prey. Many species can change colour; some are covered with other organisms, such
Frogfish
Species of jellyfish
nature of its prey from being discovered inside of it. This may also be why they live in the depths as opposed to near the surface of the ocean. Thus, the
Atolla_jellyfish
Part of the ocean beyond the continental shelf
from luring prey to navigation. Creatures such as sharks, other fish, and whales are found throughout the oceanic zone. "Layers of the Ocean". Archived
Oceanic_zone
Superorder of cephalopod molluscs
Antarctica. Dissection showed that the eyes, used to detect prey in the deep Southern Ocean, exceeded the size of footballs; these may be among the largest
Squid
Species of orb-weaver spider
but when it hunts during the night it sits in the web and attracts insect prey with its bright, contrasting spots on the underside of the abdomen. N. punctigera
Neoscona_punctigera
Common name for several species of the falcon genus, Falco
around 10–20 metres (35–65 ft) over open country and swoop down on ground prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects, while other falcons are
Kestrel
Species of fish
inferior extremity. The protrusible mouth can be extended forward to catch prey. On the top posterior part of the body, the dorsal fin is composed of two
Chinese_trumpetfish
Species of fish
depth. It typically shelters in reef crevices during the day and hunts for prey at night. The leopard moray has a long, slender body and no pelvic or pectoral
Leopard_moray_eel
Region off the coast of northern California
elephant seals, harbor seals, sea otters and sea lions, which are favored prey of great white sharks. Around thirty-eight percent of recorded great white
Red_Triangle_(Pacific_Ocean)
Unique pair of male orcas
area preyed only on marine mammals but reports of the pair hunting copper shark and ocean sunfish soon began. However, the duo's most notable prey have
Port_and_Starboard_(orcas)
Species of fish
the ocean. Despite its name, this species might not be restricted to the Atlantic Ocean, with its range possibly extending into the Indian Ocean and to
Himantolophus_groenlandicus
Species of fish
and finfish, probably also small oreos and lanternfish. Young ones may be preyed upon by the Warty oreo (Allocyttus verrucosus). It is of no commercial interest
Bean's_sawtooth_eel
Species of shark
(greater than 200 cm or 79 in) eat prey such as demersal fishes, as well as seals and small cetaceans such as oceanic dolphins and porpoises. The largest
Greenland_shark
Fauna found in deep-sea areas
survive. Some have long feelers to help them locate prey or attract mates in the pitch black of the deep ocean. The deep-sea angler fish in particular has a
Deep-sea_fish
Species of comb jelly
(1 in) in length. It has a pair of long tentacles that are used to catch prey and can be retracted into sheaths. The tentacles are up to twenty times the
Pleurobrachia_pileus
predator–prey interaction, changes in exposure to toxins and CO2 emissions, and increased human interactions. Despite the large potential impacts of ocean warming
Effects of climate change on oceans
Effects_of_climate_change_on_oceans
Organisms living in water or air that drift in the current or wind
Marine plankton include drifting organisms that inhabit the saltwater of oceans and the brackish waters of estuaries. Freshwater plankton are similar to
Plankton
Species of cephalopod
trash on the ocean floor such as bottles, tires, pipes, and barrels. Den selection is greatly influenced by foraging behavior and preferred prey. Dens made
Giant_Pacific_octopus
Species of squid
on krill (Euphausia superba) and prey for sperm whales in the Southern Ocean". In Sahrhage, D. (ed.). Antarctic Ocean and Resources Variability. Berlin
Moroteuthopsis_longimana
Marine consumer-resource system
the ocean and will result in many more changes impacting our entire ecosystem. With the movement in where predators can find prey within the ocean, will
Marine_food_web
Species of jellyfish
the jellyfish to stretch 4 to 5 times its size, presumably to engulf its prey. Their four arms have a "paddle-like" or "kite-like" shape and can grow up
Stygiomedusa
Decrease of pH levels in the ocean
Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean. Between 1950 and 2020, the average pH of the ocean surface fell from approximately
Ocean_acidification
Species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish
eventually becoming sexually mature. When sexually mature, they are known to prey on other jellyfish species at a rapid pace. If the T. dohrnii jellyfish is
Turritopsis_dohrnii
Family of cnidarians
displace itself both above and below the pycnocline depending on prey availability and ocean conditions. Expanding the air-float increases the colony's buoyancy
Apolemia
Family of birds of prey
small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized
Accipitridae
Species of ground shark
reefs, but it does move into channels to pursue prey in shallower waters. In the western Pacific Ocean, the shark has been found as far north as Japan
Tiger_shark
Species of marine mammal
living exclusively in the ocean. The sea otter inhabits nearshore environments, where it dives to the sea floor to forage. It preys mostly on marine invertebrates
Sea_otter
Species of squid
heteropsis searches for prey using visual clues and strikes forward at the prey using their tentacles. The tentacles then bring the prey within range of the
Histioteuthis_heteropsis
Species of fish
small fish. They catch their prey by approaching it swimming sideways and then waiting for the prey to try to escape. As the prey tries to escape on the side
Comet_(fish)
Species of fish
the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean. Scorpaena plumieri was first formally described in 1789 by the German physician
Scorpaena_plumieri
Species of fish
mouth and fins. C. callorynchus forages for prey by benthic foraging, or sifting through the sludge of the ocean floor. Its sub-terminal plough-shaped snout
Callorhinchus_callorynchus
Family of tunicates
Pyrostremma, and eight species. They usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas, although some may be found at greater depths. Pyrosomes exhibit
Pyrosome
Species of cephalopods
the prey. This is followed by a positioning stage where the tentacles are moved slowly from the centre of the triangle as they move towards their prey. They
Pharaoh_cuttlefish
Genus of hydrozoans
Bathyphysa species encompass the deep ocean waters and are primarily bathypelagic predators. They typically prey on zooplankton and nekton using tentacles
Bathyphysa
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
using the luminescent tissue inside of their mouths to attract prey in the deep ocean. This type of feeding requires gill rakers—long, slender filaments
Shark
Organisms on the ocean's surface
deep-water adult habitat. The distribution of prey and predators in the ocean is patchy. Larval survival depends on prey availability, predation, and transport
Ocean_surface_ecosystem
Genus of gastropods
its rhinophores (long horns) to prey on jellies, and the nearly vestigial remnant of its foot to adhere to the jelly prey. Phylliroe has been seen approaching
Phylliroe
Species of fish
depths of 20 to 5,000 m. Its length is between 2 and 5 cm. It is the main prey of tuna during the tuna fishing season (late autumn and winter) in the equatorial
Oceanic_lightfish
Genus of seed shrimps
locate their small animal prey. They are found worldwide in dark, deep and cold oceans. Gigantocypris are ubiquitous in open oceans around the world, ranging
Gigantocypris
Whale excrement and its role in ocean ecology
Whale feces, the excrement of whales, have a vital role in the ecology of oceans, earning whales the title of "marine ecosystem engineers". This significant
Whale_feces
Species of cephalopod
flying squid, is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only known species of the genus Dosidicus of the subfamily Ommastrephinae
Humboldt_squid
Extinct giant shark species
"Evolutionary Patterns in Cetacea: Fishing Up Prey Size through Deep Time". Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems. University of California Press. p. 77
Megalodon
Fish which has a long, pointed bill
skewering its prey with its nose is based on little evidence. In a typical environment, swordfish most likely use their noses to slash at prey and inflict
Swordfish
Marine hydrozoan
tentacles that hang below the water's surface and detect and attack prey, and drag the prey towards the gastrozooids for digestion. The gonozooids are adjacent
Physalia_utriculus
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
Divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed of South Boulder Creek (in the basin of the South Platte River) with the Pacific Ocean watershed of the Fraser
Rollins_Pass
Lowest layer in the ocean
The deep sea is broadly defined as the ocean depth where light begins to fade, at an approximate depth of 200 m (660 ft) or the point of transition from
Deep_sea
Species of shark
extremes of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and some northern reaches of the Antarctic oceans. It has been recorded near the southernmost areas
Southern_sleeper_shark
Genus of fishes
their behavior of upending small stones and reef fragments in search of prey. This species is the only known member of its genus. The genus "Novaculichthys"
Novaculichthys
Species of fish
southwestern Pacific Ocean and southeastern Indian Ocean. It is a well-camouflaged predator and lies in wait on the seabed for unwary prey to approach too
Rhycherus_filamentosus
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