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  2. Guadalupe bass - Wikipedia

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    The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a rare species of fish endemic to the U.S. state of Texas, [2] where it also is the official state fish.It is restricted to creeks and rivers (including the Guadalupe River, hence the name Guadalupe bass), and is listed as near threatened. [1]

  3. Predatory fish - Wikipedia

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    Populations of large predatory fish in the global oceans were estimated to be about 10% of their pre-industrial levels by 2003, [1] and they are most at risk of extinction; there was a disproportionate level of large predatory fish extinctions during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. [2]

  4. Hunting success - Wikipedia

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    A chameleon successfully capturing prey with its tongue. In ecology, hunting success is the proportion of hunts initiated by a predatory organism that end in success. Hunting success is determined by a number of factors such as the features of the predator, timing, different age classes, conditions for hunting, experience, and physical capabilities.

  5. River Monsters - Wikipedia

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    A fish takes wades line, and threatens to pull Wade in several times. Wade nearly pulls the fish in, when the hook is somehow thrown. There is a strange, deep single tooth mark on Wade's bait, and Wade identifies the fish as a large, black big-headed fish, since he did get it within sight, however he is unable to tell what species it is.

  6. American pickerel - Wikipedia

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    The redfin and grass pickerels occur primarily in sluggish, vegetated waters of pools, lakes and wetlands, and are carnivorous predators feeding on smaller fish. However, larger fishes, such as the striped bass (Morone saxatilis), bowfin (Amia calva) and gray weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), prey on the pickerels in turn when the latter venture into larger rivers or estuaries.

  7. Houston toad - Wikipedia

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    After 2009, the severe drought conditions continued to get worse and occurred throughout the central Texas region, where the Houston toad population resides. It was calculated that during peak breeding season in March 2011, central Texas received under .10 inches (2.5 mm) of rain making it the fourth driest March since 1856.

  8. List of largest fish - Wikipedia

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    This fish can range up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and weigh 7 kg (15 lb). [73] Seahorses and allies (Syngnathiformes) The largest of this diverse order is the red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba), a long, thin species found in all tropical oceans. This fish can reach a length of 2 m (6.6 ft) and a weight of 4.65 kg (10.3 lb). [73]

  9. Pack hunter - Wikipedia

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    A pack hunter or social predator is a predatory animal which hunts its prey by working together with other members of its species. [1] Normally animals hunting in this way are closely related, and with the exceptions of chimpanzees where only males normally hunt, all individuals in a family group contribute to hunting.