Ecology Summary - Antimora rostrata

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Main Ref.	Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1968
Remarks	Occurred over a wide bathymetric range of 750-2900 m depth in Rockall Trough (Ref. 34143). Found on the continental slope and upper rise (Ref. 6606). May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is speculated that the population use the area only as feeding grounds with spawning taking place to the north. Feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 9319); such as crustaceans and squids. Parasite of the species is known to be Lophoura tetraphylla (copepod) (Ref. 5951). Found in water temperatures between 3.4 to 5.2°C (Ref. 128157).

Main Ref.

Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1968

Remarks

Occurred over a wide bathymetric range of 750-2900 m depth in Rockall Trough (Ref. 34143). Found on the continental slope and upper rise (Ref. 6606). May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is speculated that the population use the area only as feeding grounds with spawning taking place to the north. Feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 9319); such as crustaceans and squids. Parasite of the species is known to be Lophoura tetraphylla (copepod) (Ref. 5951). Found in water temperatures between 3.4 to 5.2°C (Ref. 128157).

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 Antimora rostrata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations	shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks	Shoaling assumed from otter trawl bulk catches in the Middle Atlantic Bight hypothesized as a feeding habitat for this species, and with the reproductive and larval portions of its life history completed in the northern part of this range (Ref. 41816). Also Ref. 9319.
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Paulin, C., 1995
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.58	0.47			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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