Ecology of Stomolophus meleagris
 
Main Ref. Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira, 2002
Remarks Neritic, estuarine, potentially pathogenic (Ref. 116114). Feeds on bivalve veligers, gastropod veligers, copepod eggs, nauplii, copepodites and adults, and Oikopleura sp. (Ref. 106824).

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 Stomolophus meleagris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Purcell, J.E. and M.N. Arai, 2001
Associations
Associated with Chloroscombrus chrysus, Peprilus alepidotus, Stephanolepsis hispidus
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Mills, C.E., 1995
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Larson, R.J., 1991

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.34 0.34 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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