Ecology Summary - Themisto gaudichaudii

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Ecology of Themisto gaudichaudii

Main Ref.	Williams, R. and D. Robins, 1981
Remarks	Preys on mesozooplankton; food source for myctophids, plus other fishes, squids and birds (Ref. 117954).

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 Themisto gaudichaudii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Labat, J.P., P. Mayzaud and S. Sabini, 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Labat, J.P., P. Mayzaud and S. Sabini, 2005
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Labat, J.P., P. Mayzaud and S. Sabini, 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	3.96	0.31			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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