Ecology Summary - Bathylagus euryops
Ecology of Bathylagus euryops
 
Main Ref. Cohen, D.M., 1984
Remarks Meso- to bathypelagic. Post-larvae found at 20-500m. Recorded at water temperatures of -0.08°C-4.5°C. Feeds on small planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 117245). Sometimes caught in large aggregations. Feeds on plankton.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Bathylagus euryops may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks Sometimes caught in large aggregations (Ref. 6345).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Cohen, D.M., 1984
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Cohen, D.M., 1984
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.34 0.38 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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