Ecology Summary - Argulus foliaceus

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Ecology of Argulus foliaceus

Main Ref.	Khamees, N.R., F.T. Mhaisen and A.H. Ali, 2015
Remarks	Ectoparasitic on various freshwater fishes. Obligatory blood sucker, will only survive a few days without the host fish (Ref. 115311).

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 Argulus foliaceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Pasternak, A.F., V.N. Mikheev and E.T. Valtonen, 2000
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.	Pasternak, A.F., V.N. Mikheev and E.T. Valtonen, 2000

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
Ref.

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