Ecology Summary - Bucephalopsis longicirrus

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Ecology of Bucephalopsis longicirrus

Main Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Remarks	Host Specificity: This parasite is genus specific to barracuda (Sphyraena). Habitat (vertebrates): worldwide parasite of barracudas (Ref. 359).

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 Bucephalopsis longicirrus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: vertebrates
Special habitats Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996

Associations

Ref.	Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams, 1996
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Bucephalopsis longovifera and Rhipidocotyle barracudaefrom the Dry Tortugas; and with Bucephalopsis longovifera from Louisiana (Ref. 359, p. 44).
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (Pyloric ceca and intestine.)

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.