Ecology Summary - Monodaeus couchii

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Ecology of Monodaeus couchii

Main Ref.	Abelló, P., F.J. Valladares and A. Castellón, 1988
Remarks	Deep-sea species living on muddy substrates of the outer shelf and continental slope (Ref. 106817). Found on sublittoral areas to a depth of 1300 meters, on rocky coral banks, with sponges, muddy sand, shells, and pebbles (Ref. 2708). Opportunistic predator but appears to be able to deposit feed and scavenge. Preyed upon by many epibenthic crabs and fishes (Ref. 106817).

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 Monodaeus couchii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Manning, R.B. and L.B. Holthuis, 1981
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Mori, M., P. Abelló, M. Mura and S. De Ranieri, 1995
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Mori, M., P. Abelló, M. Mura and S. De Ranieri, 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	3.14	0.35			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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