Ecology of Acanthephyra stylorostratis
 
Main Ref. Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante, 1988
Remarks Deep-sea (Ref. 97531). Feeds heavily on fish and crustaceans; diet may also include phytoplankton and protist debris (Ref. 97393).

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 Acanthephyra stylorostratis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Poupin, J., 1998
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante, 1988
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Hopkins, T.L., M.E. Flock, J.V. Gartner and J.J. Torres, 1994
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.95 0.65 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 3.31 0.36 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Hopkins, T.L., M.E. Flock, J.V. Gartner and J.J. Torres, 1994
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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