Ecology Summary - Squatina mexicana
Ecology of Squatina mexicana
 
Main Ref. Castro-Aguirre, J.L., H.S. Espinosa Pérez and L. Huidobro Campos, 2006
Remarks

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 Squatina mexicana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Castro-Aguirre, J.L., H.S. Espinosa Pérez and L. Huidobro Campos, 2006
Associations
Associated with Ancylopsetta dilecta; Bothus robinsi; Brotula barbata; Caulolatilus intermedius; Equetus iwamotoi; Haemulon aurolineatum; Halieuthichtys aculeatus; Kathetostoma albigutta;
Association remarks Lepophidium brevibarbe; Ogcocephalus radiatus; Porichthys plectrodon; Saurida caribbaea; Scorpaena dispar; Serranus atrobranchus; Sphoeroides maculatus; Sphoeroides nephelus; Sygnathus caribbaeus; Trichopsetta ventralis; Upeneus parvus; and, Urophycis floridana (Ref. 74686).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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