Ecology of Sepioteuthis lessoniana
| Main Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
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| Remarks | Demersal neritic species (Ref. 105081). Inhabits warm coastal waters (Ref. 101164). Found among rock reefs, seaweeds and estuaries (Ref. 105081). Primarily active at night and is found in shallow waters, from 0 to 100 m in depth. Moves to deeper waters or in proximity to floating driftwood, reefs, rocks, or seagrasses during daylight (Also Ref. 129713). Often solitary (Ref. 101164). Voracious (Ref. 101165) and strictly carnivorous predator (Refs. 101164, 129713). Mainly consumes mollusks, fishes (Ref. 101164) and prawns (Ref. 101165). Utilizes its characteristic tentacles to catch live prey (Ref. 101164). Exhibits cannibalism on smaller conspecifics (Ref. 101164) or among size classes (Ref. 101165). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Animal Diversity Web, 2015 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Norman, M., 2003 |
Associations
| Ref. | Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984 |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Boletzky, S.V. and R.T. Hanlon, 1983 |
| Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Animal Diversity Web, 2015 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 3.98 | 0.60 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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