Ecology of Mediomastus ambiseta
 
Main Ref. Rudnick, D.T., R. Elmgren and J.B. Frithsen, 1985
Remarks Known from cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, oxygen-minimum zones, whale carcasses, and bathyal of the Gulf and estuary.

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 Mediomastus ambiseta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: vents; vertebrates (Known from whale carcasses.);
Special habitats Ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Associations

Ref. Rudnick, D.T., R. Elmgren and J.B. Frithsen, 1985
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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