Aerial and aquatic feeding in the silver arawana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Lowry, Dayv; Wintzer, Alpa P.; Matott, Michael P.; Whitenack, Lisa B.; Huber, Daniel; Dean, Mason N.; Motta, Philip

doi:10.1007/s10641-005-3214-4

Cited by 29 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Additional case of fish predation on bats involved large trouts (Salmonidae) and probably low-flying drinking bats (Murphy & Nichols 1913;Allen 1940). Although, I was not able to find any direct observations on similar hunting behaviour in other fish groups, it is very probable that it occurs also in Osteoglossidae family in which members are known as regular aerial feeders (Lowry et al 2005). Predation on bats by fishes is, however, rarer than on birds, most probably due to the fact that even bats living near water are in direct contact with water only for short time unlike birds that are capable of swimming on water surface, diving or rising their juveniles there.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Mikula¹

2015

European Journal of Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although bats (Chiroptera) belong to the most diverse mammalian orders, study of diversity of their natural predators has been seriously neglected for a long time. While some recent reviews contain comprehensive overviews of our recent knowledge on these phenomena for some animal groups, such work is still lacking for anamniotes - fishes and amphibians. Here, I am summarising bat predation incidences by anamniotes that were published in scientific journals and public web domains. I found out that at least 14 species of fishes and 14 species of frogs were observed as feeding on bats. Moreover, 7 and 16 species of bats were recorded as victims of hunting activity of fishes and frogs, respectively. Majority of localised incidences came from the New World; frog (between latitude 49°N to 28°S) attacks were distributed mainly in tropical or subtropical areas < 30° from equator (70% of all records), fish (44°N to 20°S) incidences reach same proportion in colder areas (> 30° from equator) and warmer areas. In some cases, these predators can regularly feed on bats, especially when hunting near roosting places of bats; however, with respect to number of recorded cases (21 for fishes and 37 for amphibians), bat predation by anamniotes seems to be very rare and opportunistic with only very limited influence on bat populations or their behaviour.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Mikula¹

2015

European Journal of Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Matthes, 1977;Lowry et al, 2005;Pronko et al, 2013). For feeding strikes in general, Weihs (1973) surmised that when a fish was sufficiently motivated by hunger, efficiency was secondary to short-term energy use.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) uses multiple kinematic modes, including jumping S-type 'launches', to travel up banks to feed on land (Pronko et al, 2013). Lowry et al (2005) revealed silver arawana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) jump using Sstarts similar to those executed by ambush predators (e.g. Webb, 1984;Porter and Motta, 2000) after a period of burst swimming.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Archer fish jumping prey capture: kinematics and hydrodynamics

Shih

Mendelson

Techet

2017

Journal of Experimental Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Smallscale archer fish, Toxotes microlepis, are best known for spitting jets of water to capture prey, but also hunt by jumping out of the water to heights of up to 2.5 body lengths. In this study, high-speed imaging and particle image velocimetry were used to characterize the kinematics and hydrodynamics of this jumping behavior. Jumping used a set of kinematics distinct from those of in-water feeding strikes and was segmented into three phases: (1) hovering to sight prey at the surface, (2) rapid upward thrust production and (3) gliding to the prey once out of the water. The number of propulsive tail strokes positively correlated with the height of the bait, as did the peak body velocity observed during a jump. During the gliding stage, the fish traveled ballistically; the kinetic energy when the fish left the water balanced with the change in potential energy from water exit to the maximum jump height. The ballistic estimate of the mechanical energy required to jump was comparable with the estimated mechanical energy requirements of spitting a jet with sufficient momentum to down prey and subsequently pursuing the prey in water. Particle image velocimetry showed that, in addition to the caudal fin, the wakes of the anal, pectoral and dorsal fins were of nontrivial strength, especially at the onset of thrust production. During jump initiation, these fins were used to produce as much vertical acceleration as possible given the spatial constraint of starting directly at the water's surface to aim.

show abstract

“…Ballistic launches from the water by aquatic vertebrates have been described in numerous species [blacktip sharks (Brunnschweiler, 2005); flying fish (Davenport, 1990); silver arowana (Lowry et al, 2005); sockeye salmon (Lauritzen et al, 2005); Trinidadian guppies (Soares and Bierman, 2013)]. The larger species, including sharks and cetaceans, typically launch into the air after a period of burst swimming (Brunnschweiler, 2005;Davenport, 1990;Hester et al, 1963;Hui, 1989;Lauritzen et al, 2005), while smaller fish accelerate out of the water after at most a few tail strokes from an S-start windup (present study; Lowry et al, 2005;Soares and Bierman, 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…The larger species, including sharks and cetaceans, typically launch into the air after a period of burst swimming (Brunnschweiler, 2005;Davenport, 1990;Hester et al, 1963;Hui, 1989;Lauritzen et al, 2005), while smaller fish accelerate out of the water after at most a few tail strokes from an S-start windup (present study; Lowry et al, 2005;Soares and Bierman, 2013). The launch behavior of K. marmoratus seems suited to rapidly propel the fish across a maximal distance.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 79%

Launches, squiggles and pounces, oh my! The water–land transition in mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)

Pronko

Perlman

Ashley‐Ross

2013

Journal of Experimental Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARYMangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) are small fusiform teleosts (Cyprinodontiformes) with the ability to locomote on land, despite lacking apparent morphological adaptations for terrestrial movement. Rivulus will leave their aquatic habitat for moist, terrestrial environments when water conditions are poor, or, as we show here, to capture terrestrial insects. Specimens were conditioned to eat pinhead crickets on one side of their aquaria. After 2weeks of conditioning, a barrier with a slope of 15deg was partially submerged in the middle of the tank, forcing the fish to transition from water to land and back into water in order to feed. Kinematics during the transition were recorded using Fastec high-speed video cameras (125-250framess -1 ). Videos were analyzed using Didge and ImageJ software programs. Transition behaviors were characterized and analyzed according to their specific type. Body oscillation amplitude and wave duration were quantified for movements along the substrate, along with initial velocity for launching behaviors. Kryptolebias marmoratus used a diverse suite of behaviors to transition from water to land. These behaviors can be categorized as launches, squiggles and pounces. Prey were captured terrestrially and brought underwater for consumption. Kryptolebias marmoratus's suite of behaviors represents a novel solution to non-tetrapodal terrestrial transition, which suggests that fishes may have been able to exploit land habitats transiently, without leaving any apparent evidence in the fossil record. Supplementary material available online at

show abstract

Aerial and aquatic feeding in the silver arawana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Cited by 29 publications

References 33 publications

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Archer fish jumping prey capture: kinematics and hydrodynamics

Launches, squiggles and pounces, oh my! The water–land transition in mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About