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Bottom Feeders
- Catfish
- Flounder
- Tongue Fish

Midwater Feeders
- Pompano
- Spadefish
- Killyfish

Surface Feeders
- Filefish
- Needlefish
- Pufferfish

Fish Structures
Catfish
- crucifix fish
Drum
- grinder
Fish Scales
Fish Vertebrae

Fish of Galveston Bay

Bottom Dwelling Fish
Benthic dwellers also known as bottom dwellers live on the ocean floor. These animals live in a very unstable environment. Shifting sands and mud caused by tide, wind, current, and wave action causes these animals to have interesting adaptations.

Surface Feeders
The surface of the water receives the most amount of light. Therefore this zone has the greatest food source of plankton.

Fish Links:
Fish Identification
http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/index.html#name_index
Fish Scales
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/students/scales/

Fish Morphology
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/organisms/fish/biology/generalmorph.htm
Fish Morphology
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/%7Edarrenbarton/id119.htm
Shape Variation and Locomotion
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/organisms/fish/biology/shapevariation.htm
Internal Anatomy
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/organisms/fish/biology/internal.htm