Ecology Summary - Nothobranchius taiti
Ecology of Nothobranchius taiti
 
Main Ref. Nagy, B., 2019
Remarks Found in a temporary pool, with turbid water, formed in the extensive floodplain of the seasonal Apapi River. Surrounding habitat was partially overgrown with grass. The water temperature around noon was 30.3 °C, the pH was 7.3 and contained 52 ppm of total dissolved solids. Stomach contents of two adult wild-caught specimens show that this species is a micropredator, feeding on small aquatic crustaceans, worms, insect larvae and other zooplankton (Ref. 128031).

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 taiti 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
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Feeding habit
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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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