Ecology Summary - Matuta victor

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Ecology of Matuta victor

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	On sandy areas (Ref. 343), and intertidal mudflats (Refs. 128960, 9773). Carnivorous and facultative scavengers. Preys mainly on crustaceans and mollusks; smaller individuals on small, soft-shelled species while larger individuals eat slow-moving invertebrates like anomurans, bivalves and gastropods (Ref. 102715). Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Usually seen swimming along the tidal current. Known to burrow in sand (Ref. 9773).

Main Ref.

Ng, P.K.L., 1998

Remarks

On sandy areas (Ref. 343), and intertidal mudflats (Refs. 128960, 9773). Carnivorous and facultative scavengers. Preys mainly on crustaceans and mollusks; smaller individuals on small, soft-shelled species while larger individuals eat slow-moving invertebrates like anomurans, bivalves and gastropods (Ref. 102715). Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Usually seen swimming along the tidal current. Known to burrow in sand (Ref. 9773).

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 Matuta victor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Bom, R.A., J.A. van Gils, K. Molenaar, A.Y. Kwarteng, R. Victor and E.O. Folmer, 2020
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Galil, B.S. and M. Mendelson, 2013
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Galil, B.S. and M. Mendelson, 2013

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	3.61	0.28			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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