What species of fish is likely to survive an Anthropocene extinction event caused by radical increase of average temperature and widespread hypoxia?
Need suggestions for resilient fish species that could evolve to become dominant species 10 million years later.
(Photo for reference to some of the species I imagined that lives in the ocean 10 million years later.
Carcharhinus ferox descends from bull sharks. They stun it’s prey by bumping it in full force and then bite through its prey with its very strong bite force, often splitting its prey into half. It mainly preys on dolphins and marine crocodiles.
Arietirhinus leptadontis descends from spinner shark that got forced out of the shore by more competitive sharks. Their small teeth further specialised for filter feeding, so they mainly feed by ram feeding, swimming around swarms of small fish and other small organisms.
Carcharhinus grandis descends from Galapagos shark. They swim around the coast and islands of eastern Pacific Ocean to hunt seals. Their pectoral fin is evolved to become strong and wide, allowing them to intentionally beach to hunt seals much like some modern orcas.)
Right now I’m doing a project for the marine environment 10 million years after the Anthropocene extinction event. The catastrophe is caused by depletion of oxygen in water and increase of water temperature. What species of fish is likely to survive in such harsh environment, and what species of fish is likely to be devastated?
As of now, I have only a short list of fish that’s capable of surviving the extinction event, such as: •Bombay Duck •barramundi •terapon •tarpon •milkfish •Ladyfish •Trevally Meanwhile, I also believe the following fish species would be most devastated: •groupers •wrasse •croakers •parrotfish •Other reef fish like butterflyfish and tangs •herrings •sailfish •tuna •mackerels As for cartilaginous fish, requiem sharks would take the niche of mackerel sharks as the new apex predator. Any suggestions for more fish species that are likely to survive the extinction event or likely to be devastated? And what species of fish have high evolutionary potential to take the new niches?
Need suggestions for resilient fish species that could evolve to become dominant species 10 million years later.
(Photo for reference to some of the species I imagined that lives in the ocean 10 million years later.
Carcharhinus ferox descends from bull sharks. They stun it’s prey by bumping it in full force and then bite through its prey with its very strong bite force, often splitting its prey into half. It mainly preys on dolphins and marine crocodiles.
Arietirhinus leptadontis descends from spinner shark that got forced out of the shore by more competitive sharks. Their small teeth further specialised for filter feeding, so they mainly feed by ram feeding, swimming around swarms of small fish and other small organisms.
Carcharhinus grandis descends from Galapagos shark. They swim around the coast and islands of eastern Pacific Ocean to hunt seals. Their pectoral fin is evolved to become strong and wide, allowing them to intentionally beach to hunt seals much like some modern orcas.)
Right now I’m doing a project for the marine environment 10 million years after the Anthropocene extinction event. The catastrophe is caused by depletion of oxygen in water and increase of water temperature. What species of fish is likely to survive in such harsh environment, and what species of fish is likely to be devastated?
As of now, I have only a short list of fish that’s capable of surviving the extinction event, such as: •Bombay Duck •barramundi •terapon •tarpon •milkfish •Ladyfish •Trevally Meanwhile, I also believe the following fish species would be most devastated: •groupers •wrasse •croakers •parrotfish •Other reef fish like butterflyfish and tangs •herrings •sailfish •tuna •mackerels As for cartilaginous fish, requiem sharks would take the niche of mackerel sharks as the new apex predator. Any suggestions for more fish species that are likely to survive the extinction event or likely to be devastated? And what species of fish have high evolutionary potential to take the new niches?