Ecology Summary - Pseudotropheus likomae
Ecology of Pseudotropheus likomae
 
Main Ref. Konings, A.F., T.A. Miller and J.R. Stauffer, 2024
Remarks Found in lakes, on sandy habitats. Juveniles are associated with shells of Lanistes nyassanus (Ref. 132456).

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 Pseudotropheus likomae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref. Konings, A.F., T.A. Miller and J.R. Stauffer, 2024
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Konings, A.F., T.A. Miller and J.R. Stauffer, 2024
Associations
Associated with Lanistes nyassanus (Ref. 132456).
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Konings, A.F., T.A. Miller and J.R. Stauffer, 2024
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 2.97 0.05 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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