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Ecology of Plagioscion squamosissimus
 
Main Ref. Palomares, M.L.D., 1991
Remarks Forms schools. Is mainly diurnal (Ref. 9086). Known to occur at temperatures ranging from 24-29.8 °C, pH range of 5.0-9.0, and an alkalinity range of 42-142 (Ref. 9110). Occupies very diverse biotopes and carries out its biological cycle in freshwater as well as in brackishwater (Ref. 27188). Juveniles feed on larvae of crustaceans (especially Macrobrachium), aquatic insects and copepods. Adults prey on fish. Captured during the rainy season (Ref. 35237).

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 Plagioscion squamosissimus 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. Palomares, M.L.D., 1991
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Palomares, M.L.D., 1991
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.35 0.50 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 3.97 0.65 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Williams, J.D., K.O. Winemiller, D.C. Taphorn and L. Balbas, 1998
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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