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Ecology Summary - Taliepus dentatus
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Ecology of Taliepus dentatus
 
Main Ref. Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks Intertidal (Ref. 106029) to shallow rocky subtidal zone. Feeds on algae and epiphytes (Ref. 106027). Closely associated with the subtidal brown kelp Lessonia trabeculata. Juveniles are found almost exclusively on Glossophora kunthii (Ref. 106974).

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 Taliepus dentatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Pardo, L.M., A.T. Palma, C. Prieto, P. Sepulveda, I. Valdivia and F.P. Ojeda, 2007
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref. Villegas, M.J., J. Laudien, W. Sielfeld and W.E. Arntz, 2008

Associations

Ref. Villegas, M.J., J. Laudien, W. Sielfeld and W.E. Arntz, 2008
Associations epiphytic;
Associated with Lessonia trabeculata
Association remarks Found on Lessonia trabeculata patches on barren ground.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Pardo, L.M., A.T. Palma, C. Prieto, P. Sepulveda, I. Valdivia and F.P. Ojeda, 2007
Feeding habit grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref. Palma, A.T., M.S. Gamboa and F.P. Ojeda, 2011

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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