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Ecology of Ariopsis felis
 
Main Ref. Yáñez-Arancibia, A. and A. Lara-Dominguez, 1988
Remarks Feeds primarily on unidentified organic matter, secondarily on crustaceans, fishes, and blue crabs. Known to occur in salinities ranging from 0 to 37 ppt., temperatures ranging from 21.5 to 32 °C, and water transparency ranging from 0.3 to 2.1 m (Ref. 8980). See also Ref. 8981, 42268.

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 Ariopsis felis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Yáñez-Arancibia, A. and A. Lara-Dominguez, 1988
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Yáñez-Arancibia, A. and A. Lara-Dominguez, 1988
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.23 3.28 0.53 Troph of adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 4.50 0.80 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref. Yáñez-Arancibia, A. and A. Lara-Dominguez, 1988
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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