Ecology Summary - Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
Ecology of Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus
 
Main Ref. Zhang, C.I., 1988
Remarks These benthivores are adapted for extracting polychaetes from the sediment (Ref. 27301).

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 Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Zhang, C.I., 1988
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.59 0.08 3.08 0.24 Troph of juv./adults from 7 studies.
From individual food items 3.28 0.45 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Zhang, C.I., 1988
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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