Ecology Summary - Rhadinorhynchus pristis

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Ecology of Rhadinorhynchus pristis

Main Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Remarks	In many offshore and some inshore fishes.

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 Rhadinorhynchus pristis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Thynnus, Scomber, Belone, Box, Brama; Gadus, Alosa spp. (Ref. 429), Atlantic blue marlin, dolphin, king mackerel, skipjack tuna, white marlin, Atlantic mackerel, chub mackerel, frigate tuna, sailfish (Ref. 359)
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (Stomach, intestine, gut.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on a host (parasite)
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.

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