Ecology Summary - Opsopoeodus emiliae
Ecology of Opsopoeodus emiliae
 
Main Ref. Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Remarks Inhabits clear to turbid vegetated lakes, swamps, oxbows and sluggish streams of all sizes.

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 Opsopoeodus emiliae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate : sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats vegetation
Special habitats Ref. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Parker, B.J., P. McKee and R.R. Campbell, 1987
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Parker, B.J., P. McKee and R.R. Campbell, 1987
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.88 0.35 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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