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A piscivore is a carnivorous
Carnivore

A carnivore , meaning 'meat eater' , is any animal with a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from animals living or dead .In a more general sense, an animal may be considered a carnivore if it prefers feeding on animal matter over plant matter....
 animal which lives on eating fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
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Some animals, like the sea lion
Sea Lion

For other uses of the term "sea lion", see Sea lion .Sea lions are any of seven species in six genera of modern pinnipeds including one extinct ....
, or alligator
Alligator

An Alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicization form of the Spanish language el lagarto , the name by which early Spain explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator....
, are not completely piscivores, while others, like the Aquatic Genet
Aquatic Genet

The Aquatic Genet is a carnivore mammal from the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Aquatic Genet is related to civets and linsangs....
, are strictly dependent on fish for food. The name piscivore is derived from the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word for fish, "piscis".








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A piscivore is a carnivorous
Carnivore

A carnivore , meaning 'meat eater' , is any animal with a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from animals living or dead .In a more general sense, an animal may be considered a carnivore if it prefers feeding on animal matter over plant matter....
 animal which lives on eating fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
.

Some animals, like the sea lion
Sea Lion

For other uses of the term "sea lion", see Sea lion .Sea lions are any of seven species in six genera of modern pinnipeds including one extinct ....
, or alligator
Alligator

An Alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicization form of the Spanish language el lagarto , the name by which early Spain explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator....
, are not completely piscivores, while others, like the Aquatic Genet
Aquatic Genet

The Aquatic Genet is a carnivore mammal from the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Aquatic Genet is related to civets and linsangs....
, are strictly dependent on fish for food. The name piscivore is derived from the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word for fish, "piscis".

Examples of piscivores


  • Aquatic Genet
    Aquatic Genet

    The Aquatic Genet is a carnivore mammal from the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Aquatic Genet is related to civets and linsangs....
  • California Sea Lion
    California Sea Lion

    The California Sea Lion is a coastal sea lion of the northern Pacific Ocean. Their numbers are abundant , and the population continues to expand at a rate of approximately 5.0% annually....
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  • Fishing Cat
    Fishing Cat

    The Fishing Cat is a medium-sized felidae whose disjunct global range extends from eastern Pakistan through portions of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, throughout Bangladesh and Mainland Southeast Asia to Sumatra and Java....
  • Barracuda
    Barracuda

    The barracuda is a ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance. Its body is long, fairly compressed, and covered with small, smooth scale ....
  • gharial
    Gharial

    The gharial , sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws....
  • tiger fish
    Hydrocynus

    Hydrocynus, is a genus in the family Alestiidae, a family from the order Characiformes, endemic to the African continent. The name is derived from the Greek language hydro + kyon ....