Ecologia de Cancer irroratus
 
Ref. principal Tavares, M., 2003
Notas Occurs at depths ranging from the low-water mark to 575 m. Basically a cold water species. Small to medium-sized crabs move into shallower depths especially in winter, whereas larger ones occur in deeper waters (Ref. 367). Found on molluscan and other shells (Ref. 97531). Feeds mainly on mollusks, echinoderms, and other invertebrates (Ref. 367).

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
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Grutas
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Cancer irroratus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Tavares, M., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Griffen, B.D. and H. Mosblack, 2011
Hábito alimentar
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais 3.29 0.22 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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