Ecology Summary - Parasquilla ferrusaci

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Ecology of Parasquilla ferrusaci

Main Ref.	Manning, R.B., 1977
Remarks	Dwells in muddy bottoms of the upper continental slope and on the continental shelf. Active predator that feeds on epibenthic mobile crustaceans (Ref. 116358).

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 Parasquilla ferrusaci may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Colmenero, A.I. and J.G. Raso, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Colmenero, A.I. and J.G. Raso, 2009
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Colmenero, A.I. and J.G. Raso, 2009

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	3.50	0.50			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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