Ecology of Alpheus macrocheles
 
Main Ref. Coelho Filho, P.A., 2004
Remarks Found on coarse calcareous bottoms (Ref. 79730).

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 Alpheus macrocheles may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. González-Gordillo, J.I., A. Dos Santos and A. Rodríguez, 2001
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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