Ecology Summary - Enoplosus armatus
Ecology of Enoplosus armatus
 
Main Ref. May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986
Remarks Juveniles live in estuaries (Ref. 33616) while adults occur in estuaries and on inshore and offshore rocky reefs and seagrass beds (Ref. 9563).

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 Enoplosus armatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Hindell, J.S., G.P. Jenkins and M.J. Keough, 2000
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Hindell, J.S., G.P. Jenkins and M.J. Keough, 2000
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.36 0.44
From individual food items 3.30 0.40 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Hindell, J.S., G.P. Jenkins and M.J. Keough, 2000
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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