Ecology Summary - Ovalipes trimaculatus

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Ecology of Ovalipes trimaculatus

Main Ref.	Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks	Inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 106003). Occurs on sandy substrates (Ref. 106094). Predator of molluscs. Preyed upon by teleosts and elasmobranchs (Ref. 106003).

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 Ovalipes trimaculatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Cockcroft, A.C., W.H.H. Sauer, G.M. Branch, B.M. Clark, A.H. Dye and E. Russell, 2002
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.	Schoeman, D.S. and A.C. Cockcroft, 1996
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Schoeman, D.S. and A.C. Cockcroft, 1996

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	4.41	0.06			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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