Ecology Summary - Sphoeroides rosenblatti

Língua:

Ref. principal	Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998
Notas	Inhabit inshore waters to 4 m depth in brackish-water estuaries, amongst mangroves and river mouths. Feed on snails. Exhibit a behavior searching for snails. On these occasions, puffers swam just beneath the surface, circling and examining submergent and emergent roots and branches. It tilted its body so one eye could survey the root or branch (Ref. 75737). Puffers jump partially out of the water to prey or attempt to prey on a snail (Ref. 75737).

Ref. principal

Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998

Notas

Inhabit inshore waters to 4 m depth in brackish-water estuaries, amongst mangroves and river mouths. Feed on snails. Exhibit a behavior searching for snails. On these occasions, puffers swam just beneath the surface, circling and examining submergent and emergent roots and branches. It tilted its body so one eye could survey the root or branch (Ref. 75737). Puffers jump partially out of the water to prey or attempt to prey on a snail (Ref. 75737).

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	Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas manguezais pântanos/brejos	rivers/streams lakes/ponds Cavernas exclusivamente

Highighted items on the list are where Sphoeroides rosenblatti may be found.

Habitat

Substrato
Substrate Ref.
Habitats especiais
Special habitats Ref.

Associações

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Parasitismo

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998
Hábito alimentar	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Amostra original		População virgem (não pescada)		Nota
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Nota
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais	3.17	0.47			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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