Ecology Summary - Lycenchelys verrillii
Ecology of Lycenchelys verrillii
 
Main Ref. Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
Remarks Occurs on mud or sand (Ref. 7251). Usually found near small anemones (Ref. 86779).

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 Lycenchelys verrillii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations shoaling;
Associated with Usually found near small anemones on the seafloor (Ref. 86779).
Association remarks Low respiration rate reflects its sedentary, benthic nature; having no mechanism for wide dispersal with small numbers of benthic, precocial offspring (Ref. 54088). Seasonal spawners (June-September). Evidence that they are more abundant in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Maine than was previously suggested; most abundant fish observed from submersible videos of seafloor off Cape Hatteras, N.C. and southern New England; individuals usually small (<15 cm), in a sinusoidal position, usually near small anemones (Ref. 86779).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
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
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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