Ecology of Chaceon ramosae
 
Main Ref. Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2008
Remarks Deep-water species (Ref. 105069). Epibenthonic. Found on muddy and muddy-sandy bottoms. Scavenger and predator; likely to be an opportunistic carnivore (Ref. 104380).

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 Chaceon ramosae may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2008
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2008

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.33 0.62 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 2.87 0.30 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Domingos, S. S., A. A. R. Athiê and C. L. D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski, 2008
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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