Ecology of Oratosquilla oratoria
 
Main Ref. Manning, R.B., 1998
Remarks Demersal (Ref. 105264). Burrows in near-shore level-bottom substrates (Ref. 92) in sheltered embayment or estuaries (Ref. 3099). Occurs in muddy bottoms of bays and inlets (Ref. 105263). Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes, and fish; occasionally on plant materials (Ref. 105093).

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 Oratosquilla oratoria may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Hamano, T., N.M. Morrissy and S. Matsuura, 1987
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Manning, R.B., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Lui, K.Y., 2005
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Prasad, R. and Y.P. Rao, 2015

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.48 0.47 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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