Ecology Summary - Grimothea monodon

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Ecology of Grimothea monodon

Main Ref.	Rivera, J. and A. Mujica, 2004
Remarks	Bentho-demersal. Preyed upon by hake, sharks, mackerel, jack mackerel, cachema, catfish, anchoveta, deep-sea lions, and seabirds (Ref. 106929). Mean trophic level: 3.20 (Ref. 114779). Reported to feed on plankton (Ref. 106929), detritus, polychaetes and amphipods (Ref. 113935).

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 Grimothea monodon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Gutiérrez, M., A. Ramirez, S. Bertrand, O. Móron and A. Bertrand, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Poore, G., S. Ahyong and J. Taylor, 2011
Feeding habit
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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	2.76	0.32			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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