Ecology Summary - Cancer gracilis

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Ecology of Cancer gracilis

Main Ref.	Hines, A.H., 1991
Remarks	It is found on soft bottoms in subtidal areas up to a depth of 105 meters (Ref. 865).

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 Cancer gracilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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	4.50	0.10			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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