Ecology Summary - Grimothea monodon

Ecology Summary - Grimothea monodon

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Ecology of Grimothea monodon

Main Ref.	Rivera, J. and A. Mujica, 2004
Remarks	Bentho-demersal. Preyed upon by hake, sharks, mackerel, jack mackerel, cachema, catfish, anchoveta, deep-sea lions, and seabirds (Ref. 106929). Mean trophic level: 3.20 (Ref. 114779). Reported to feed on plankton (Ref. 106929), detritus, polychaetes and amphipods (Ref. 113935).

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 Grimothea monodon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Gutiérrez, M., A. Ramirez, S. Bertrand, O. Móron and A. Bertrand, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Poore, G., S. Ahyong and J. Taylor, 2011
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	2.76	0.32			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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