Ecology Summary - Ceratothoa carinata

Language:

More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info

Ecology of Ceratothoa carinata

Main Ref.	Bruce, N.L., 2007
Remarks	Parasitic on fishes (Ref. 103419).

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 Ceratothoa carinata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Martin, M.B., N.L. Bruce and B.F. Nowak, 2013

Associations

Ref.	Martin, M.B., N.L. Bruce and B.F. Nowak, 2013
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Selar crumenophthalmus, amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi and on yellow-banded snapper Lutjanus adetii.
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (C. carinata was obtained from the buccal cavity of Selar crumenophthalmus.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.

Comments & Corrections