Ecology Summary - Puntius chola
Ecology of Puntius chola
 
Main Ref. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Remarks Inhabits streams, rivers, canals, beels, haors, ponds and inundated fields. Occurs mainly in shallow water. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.

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 Puntius chola may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Kumari, K., S. Borah, S.M. Nair and V.R. Suresh, 2024
Associations
Associated with Opsarius siangi (Ref. 132454).
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Mills, D., G. Vevers and D.L. Mills, 1989
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Mills, D., G. Vevers and D.L. Mills, 1989
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.52 0.09 2.62 0.16 Troph of adults from 3 studies.
From individual food items 2.91 0.32 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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