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Ecology of Leucoraja garmani
 
Main Ref. McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998
Remarks Occurs mostly on outer edge of continental shelf and upper part of continental slope. Feeds mostly on decapod crustaceans and to a lesser extent on amphipods, polychaetes, squids and fishes.

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 Leucoraja garmani may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
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. McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn, 1998
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.59 3.37 0.36 Troph of adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.81 0.52 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Bowman, R.E., C.E. Stillwell, W.L. Michaels and M.D. Grosslein, 2000
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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