Ecology Summary - Abralia veranyi
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Ecology of Abralia veranyi
 
Main Ref. Wood, J.B. and C.L. Day, 1998
Remarks Pelagic. Carries out vertical daily migrations (Ref. 104404). At bottom in bathyal and in midwater above slopes, occasionally to surface at night time (Ref. 97142). Exhibits counterillumination, a common form of crypsis in the open ocean (Ref. 106088 ). Feeds on plankton accumulated around lights at night over deep reef (Ref. 106988).

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 Abralia veranyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
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.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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