Ecology Summary - Bathypolypus sponsalis
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Ecology of Bathypolypus sponsalis
 
Main Ref. Quetglas, A, M. Gonzales, A. Carbonell and P. Sánchez, 2001
Remarks Bathybenthic (Ref. 1962). Large individuals were found down to 1400 m and small ones were found down to 1835 m (Ref. 1962). Exhibits up-slope ontogenetic migration of juveniles to depths shallower than 1200 to 1400 m (Ref. 1958).

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 Bathypolypus sponsalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
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 3.65 0.56 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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