Ecology Summary - Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus

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Ecology of Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus

Main Ref.	Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison, 2005
Remarks	Adult fish host found near shore beyond surf zone; juveniles and recruits of host found inshore in estuaries. Sexually mature adult worms found in breeding hosts; may suggest that worms are affected by hormones of spawning hosts, as reported in other species of this group parasitic on big fishes in large bodies of water (Ref. 2417).

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 Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Argyrosomus japonicus);
Special habitats Ref.	Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison, 2005

Associations

Ref.	Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison, 2005
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Argyrosomus japonicus or dusky kob (Sciaenidae).
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (In the hindgut (Ref. 2417).)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison, 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.