Ecology of Bucephalopsis longicirrus
 
Main Ref. Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Remarks Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific to barracuda (Sphyraena). Habitat (vertebrates): worldwide parasite of barracudas (Ref. 359).

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 Bucephalopsis longicirrus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref. Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996

Associations

Ref. Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Bucephalopsis longovifera and Rhipidocotyle barracudaefrom the Dry Tortugas; and with Bucephalopsis longovifera from Louisiana (Ref. 359, p. 44).
Association remarks
Parasitism inside host (Pyloric ceca and intestine.)

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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