Home›Species›Diet›Filter FeederBrowse ByFilter FeederDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.Filter FeederConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Filter FeederFilter Results68 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (3)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (21)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (2)Bristle Worms (Polychaeta) (3)Bryozoans (Moss Animals) (2)Ciliates (Ciliophora) (2)Crabs (3)Crinoids (Sea Lilies and Feather Stars) (2)Demosponges (Demospongiae) (1)Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida) (1)Gram-Negative Bacteria (1)Hemichordates (Acorn Worms and Relatives) (1)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Lophophorate Phyla (2)Other Bony Fish (1)Ribbon Worms (Nemertea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (3)Shrimp And Prawns (3)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (1)Tunicates (Sea Squirts and Pyrosomes) (2)TaxonomyAllActinopterygii (1)Animalia (1)Anthozoa (2)Arthropoda (3)Balaenopteridae (3)Bivalvia (21)Branchiopoda (3)Cetacea (2)Chondrichthyes (3)Chordata (2)Ciliophora (2)Crinoidea (1)Cypriniformes (1)Decapoda (3)Demospongiae (1)Echinodermata (1)Hemichordata (1)Hexactinellida (1)Hydrozoa (1)Magnoliopsida (1)Malacostraca (2)Phocidae (1)Phylactolaemata (1)Polychaeta (3)Spiralia (5)Thaliacea (1)Vibrionales (1)HabitatAllBathyal Zone (1)Coral Reef (6)Estuary (4)Freshwater (5)Intertidal Zone (6)Kelp Forest (1)Lake (3)Mangrove Forest (1)Marine (22)Neritic Zone (2)Open Ocean (8)River (3)Sea Ice (1)Vernal Pool (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (2)Endangered (5)Least Concern (8)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (24)Vulnerable (2)EcosystemAllAntarctic Peninsula (4)Arctic Ocean (1)Caspian Sea (1)Coral Reef Systems (5)Coral Triangle (2)Deep Sea (2)Everglades (1)Great Barrier Reef (1)Great Lakes (4)Gulf of California (2)Ningaloo Reef (1)Raja Ampat (1)Ross Sea (3)Svalbard (1)Wadden Sea (3)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (3)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (21)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (2)Bristle Worms (Polychaeta) (3)Bryozoans (Moss Animals) (2)Ciliates (Ciliophora) (2)Crabs (3)Crinoids (Sea Lilies and Feather Stars) (2)Demosponges (Demospongiae) (1)Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida) (1)Gram-Negative Bacteria (1)Hemichordates (Acorn Worms and Relatives) (1)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Lophophorate Phyla (2)Other Bony Fish (1)Ribbon Worms (Nemertea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (3)Shrimp And Prawns (3)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (1)Tunicates (Sea Squirts and Pyrosomes) (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (15)Marine (56)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (1)Terrestrial, Freshwater and Marine (1)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Disease Vector (1)Ecotourism and Research (2)Farmed or Commercially Raised (10)Hunted or Fished (26)Invasive or Introduced Species (5)Kept as Pets (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (43)Where It LivesAllAlbania (1)Angola (1)Antarctica (3)Argentina (5)Australasia (1)Australia (6)Austria (4)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (3)Belarus (3)Belgium (21)Belize (2)Benin (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Brazil (11)Bulgaria (7)Cambodia (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (19)Chile (5)China (9)Colombia (8)Comoros (4)Costa Rica (3)Croatia (1)Cuba (5)Czechia (4)Denmark (23)Djibouti (1)Dominican Republic (2)Ecuador (4)Egypt (3)El Salvador (1)Eritrea (1)Estonia (2)Europe (1)Fiji (1)Finland (1)France (13)Gabon (1)Galicia (1)Gambia (1)Germany (7)Greece (5)Guatemala (1)Guinea (1)Guinea-Bissau (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (1)Hungary (3)Iceland (2)India (1)Indonesia (1)Ireland (14)Israel (2)Italy (5)Jamaica (2)Japan (4)Kenya (5)Liberia (1)Lithuania (1)Luxembourg (1)Madagascar (5)Malaysia (1)Malta (2)Mauritania (1)Mauritius (6)Mexico (11)Moldova (1)Morocco (3)Mozambique (6)Namibia (4)Netherlands (14)New Zealand (8)Nicaragua (1)Nigeria (1)North America (10)North Korea (1)Norway (35)Panama (2)Papua New Guinea (1)Peru (1)Philippines (1)Poland (3)Portugal (13)Romania (6)Russia (4)Senegal (1)Serbia (2)Seychelles (5)Sierra Leone (1)Singapore (1)Slovakia (2)Slovenia (2)South Africa (7)South America (1)South Korea (2)Spain (11)Suriname (1)Sweden (20)Switzerland (2)Taiwan (9)Tanzania (6)Thailand (2)The Arctic (1)The Pacific Ocean (1)Tonga (1)Tropics (1)Tunisia (2)Turkey (4)Ukraine (8)United Kingdom (15)United States (18)Uruguay (2)Venezuela (7)Vietnam (1)West Africa (1)White Sea (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 68Acorn WormFilter FeederAmerican PaddlefishFilter FeederAntarctic KrillFilter FeederAntedon BifidaFilter FeederAtlantic Thorny OysterFilter FeederBasking SharkFilter FeederBigmouth buffaloFilter FeederBlood ArkFilter FeederBlue MusselFilter FeederBlue WhaleFilter FeederBrachiopodFilter FeederBrain CoralFilter FeederBrine ShrimpFilter FeederBryozoanFilter FeederChristmas Tree WormFilter FeederCommon BarnacleFilter FeederCommon CockleFilter FeederCommon PiddockFilter FeederCrabeater SealFilter FeederDaphnia PulexFilter FeederEastern OysterFilter FeederEmerita AnalogaFilter FeederEntoproctFilter FeederEuropean Flat OysterFilter FeederFairy ShrimpFilter FeederFan WormFilter FeederFeather Duster WormFilter FeederFeather StarFilter FeederFin WhaleFilter FeederFreshwater MusselFilter FeederFreshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)Filter FeederGeoduckFilter FeederGiant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta)Filter FeederGiant ClamFilter FeederGiant Oceanic Manta RayFilter FeederGoose BarnacleFilter FeederGray WhaleFilter FeederGreat ScallopFilter FeederHumpback WhaleFilter FeederLanceletFilter FeederManila ClamFilter FeederNorth Atlantic Right WhaleFilter FeederObelia GeniculataFilter FeederOcean QuahogFilter FeederPacific KrillFilter FeederPacific OysterFilter FeederPagurus BernhardusFilter FeederPectinatella magnificaFilter FeederPhoronidFilter FeederPorcelain CrabFilter FeederPyrosomeFilter FeederQuagga MusselFilter FeederRed MangroveFilter FeederRibbon WormFilter FeederScallopFilter FeederSea PenFilter FeederSea SpongeFilter FeederSea SquirtFilter FeederSoftshell ClamFilter FeederSoft-shell clamFilter FeederStentorFilter FeederVenus' Flower BasketFilter FeederVibrio vulnificusFilter FeederVorticellaFilter FeederWhale BarnacleFilter FeederWhale SharkFilter FeederWindowpane OysterFilter FeederZebra MusselFilter FeederConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView 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