Ecology Summary - Ceratothoa oestroides

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Ecology of Ceratothoa oestroides

Main Ref.	Bariche, M. and J.-P. Trilles, 2006
Remarks

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 oestroides may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Ramdane, Z., M.A. Bensouilah and J.-P. Trilles, 2007
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Abudefduf saxatilis; Boops boops; Diplodus annularis; Mullus barbatus; Physis mediterranea; Sardina pilcardus; Sparus aurata; Spicara maena; Trachurus trachurus.
Association remarks	Prefers members of the family Maenidae and Sparidae. Ubiquitous and euryxenic.
Parasitism	outside hostinside host (Found in the mouth.)

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.

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