Ecology Summary - Hyphessobrycon natagaima
Ecology of Hyphessobrycon natagaima
 
Main Ref. García-Alzate, C.A., D.C. Taphorn, C. Roman-Valencia and F.A. Villa-Navarro, 2015
Remarks He habitat of Hyphessobrycon natagaima, Laguna Saldañita wetland, is characterized by riparian vegetation consisting of grasses and rooted and floating aquatic vegetation; H. natagaima was collected with Roeboides dayi, Cyphocharax magdalenae, Saccoderma hastatus, Astyanax fasciatus, Ctenolucius hujeta and Poecilia caucana; this wetland was previously much more extensive and is seriously threatened by encroaching agriculture (Ref. 118120).

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 Hyphessobrycon natagaima may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

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Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
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From diet composition
From individual food items
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(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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