Ecology Summary - Gibberichthys latifrons
Ecology of Gibberichthys latifrons
 
Main Ref. Kotlyar, A.N., 2004
Remarks Found in tropical waters, meso-, bathy-, and benthopelagic. Adults at depths of 750 - 2000 meters and larvae at 0 - 60 meter depth (Ref. 51655). Zooplankton pickers, with small crustaceans in stomachs of both pre-juveniles and adults (Ref. 9788).

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 Gibberichthys latifrons may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.10 0.30 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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