Ecology Summary - Metapenaeus elegans
Ecology of Metapenaeus elegans
 
Main Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Remarks Found on inland lagoons and ponds, rare in the sea; usually in water with low salinity (Ref. 8).

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 Metapenaeus elegans may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref. Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

संदर्भ Holthuis, L.B., 1980
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population टिप्पणी
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
संदर्भ
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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