Ecology Summary - Ctenogobius saepepallens
Ecology of Ctenogobius saepepallens
 
Main Ref. Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2005
Remarks Inhabits open bottoms composed of sand and fine silt (Ref. 5521). Observed to share a burrow with shrimps. Omnivore (Ref. 57616).

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 Ctenogobius saepepallens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref. Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with It has symbiotic association with snapping shrimp Alpheus floridanus. Often seen occupying a burrow of the alpheid, and the shrimp will leave the burrow to deposit sediment with the goby at the entrance, even pushing the goby aside at times.
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Dominici-Arosemena, A. and M. Wolff, 2005
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Randall, J.E., P.S. Lobel and C.W. Kennedy, 2005
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.35 0.42 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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