Ecology of Anodontites trapesialis
 
Main Ref. Simone, L.R.L. de, 1994
Remarks Widely distributed in hydrographic regions of the South America, inhabits sandy to muddy or with deposits of silt and clay, never found in gravel or rocky substrates. Also found in river with lower water velocities or in marginal lakes, where it finds food (phytoplankton) in abundnace (Refs. 126701, 126703).

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 Anodontites trapesialis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; mud;
Substrate Ref. Simone, L.R.L. de, 1994
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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