Ecology of Xanthochorus cassidiformis
 
Main Ref. Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks It is found on sandy bottoms and silt with shell fragments at depths of 2 to 100 m (Ref. 87801). Carnivorous (Ref. 92798).

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 Xanthochorus cassidiformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Moreno, R.A., R.D. Sepúlveda, E.I. Badano, S. Thatje, N. Rozbaczylo and F.D. Carrasco, 2008
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Ortiz, M. and M. Wolff, 2002

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.10 0.30 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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