Ecology Summary - Lithodes ferox

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Ecology of Lithodes ferox

Main Ref.	Abelló, P. and E. Macpherson, 1991
Remarks	Deep water species living on the upper continental slope. Juveniles occur in deeper waters than adults (Ref. 8826). Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 104052).

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 Lithodes ferox may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Abelló, P. and E. Macpherson, 1991
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Abelló, P., 1995
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Abelló, P., 1995

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	3.83	0.43			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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