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Ecology of Heteromastus filiformis
 
Main Ref. Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Remarks Inhabits upper layer of muddy-sandy substrate in sheltered areas (Ref. 2780). Found along the coastal zone, preferentially in fine-grained to muddy sediment (Ref. 7882). Mobile burrowing detritivore (Ref. 95752). Deposit feeders; burrows up to 15 cm below and then everts its papillose sac-like pharynx during feeding (Ref. 87179). It is known as a head-down/subsurface deposit-feeder (Refs. 96214, 96292, 96501).

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 Heteromastus filiformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref. Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Weslawski, J.M., M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Legezynska, 2003

Associations

Ref. Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Bonsdorff, E. and T.H. Pearson, 1999

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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