Ecology of Eledone cirrhosa
 
Main Ref. Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Remarks Occurs from sand and mud, to broken rock and rocky reefs (Ref. 96968). Females predominate at depths of 30 to 80 m, males at depths below 100 m (Ref. 275).

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 Eledone cirrhosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Piatkowski, U., 2006
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014

Associations

Ref. Piatkowski, U., 2006
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.73 0.58 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 3.72 0.49 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Regueira, M., A. Guerra, C.M. Fernández-Jardón and A.F. González, 2017
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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