Ecology Summary - Nothobranchius balamaensis
Ecology of Nothobranchius balamaensis
 
Main Ref. Bragança, P.H.N., D.U. Bellstedt, P.D.W. Van der Merwe, F.P.D. Cotterill, B.R. Watters and A. Chakona, 2022
Remarks Found in pool in a seasonal stream course, less than 1 m in depth, with turbid and slow flowing water; riverbanks were covered by grass with remnants of Miombo vegetation (Ref. 127332).

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 Nothobranchius balamaensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
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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