Ecology Summary - Paralomis formosa

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Ecology of Paralomis formosa

Main Ref.	Arana, P.M.E. and M.A. Retamal, 1999
Remarks	Deep sea species (Ref. 93860). Lithodids are a large family of broad-scale omnivores (Ref. 101349).

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 Paralomis formosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Stevens, B.G., 2014
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Careproctus sp (commensalism).
Association remarks	The liparid fish Careproctus sp. (Scorpaeniformes) lay their egg masses inside the gill chamber.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Yau, C., M.A. Collins, P.M. Bagley, I. Everson and I.G. Priede, 2002

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.