Ecology Summary - Callistoctopus macropus

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Ecology of Callistoctopus macropus

Main Ref.	Schneider, W., 1990
Remarks	Found in coralline bottoms (Ref. 417), coral reefs, sandy and rubble bottoms, particularly in subtidal areas (Ref. 83938).

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 Callistoctopus macropus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Hochberg, F.G. and Y.E. Camacho-García, 2009
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Hochberg, F.G. and Y.E. Camacho-García, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Schneider, W., 1990
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.

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	3.53	0.60			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.

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