Ecology Summary - Cymothoa spinipalpa

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Ecology of Cymothoa spinipalpa

Main Ref.	Thatcher, V.E., G.S. de Araújo, J.T.A.X. de Lima and S. Chellappa, 2007
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 Cymothoa spinipalpa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Thatcher, V.E., G.S. de Araújo, J.T.A.X. de Lima and S. Chellappa, 2007
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Oligoplites saurus
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside hostinside host (Found in the buccal cavity, over tongue.)

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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