Baale meen

Baale meen one of the aquatic animal found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, They are slender, silvery fish with large terminal mouth, eyes partially covered with adipose eyelids and deeply forked tail.  It grows to 3 feet long and 15 pounds.

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Baale Meen

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Ladyfish

Found

Found in brackish water lagoons and bays, as well as mangroves and is found several miles offshore. It lives to depths of 160 feet.

Food

They feed primarily on zooplankton as well as insects and small fishes. This is followed by a dietary switch to small fish and crustaceans as the larvae grow into juvenile fish. Adult ladyfish are strictly carnivorous, feeding on small bony fish, including members of its own species,