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Ecology of Bagrus bajad
 
Main Ref. Hickley, P. and R.G. Bailey, 1987
Remarks Post-larval B. bajad feed on copepods (Ref. 27490). Small fish (immature) take a mixed food of organic detritus, crustaceans and fish (Ref. 51638). Adults feed on insects, fish and plants (Ref. 6160), crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 28714), or are exclusively piscivorous (Ref. 31256). In small specimens the percentage of insects declines with increasing body size, while that of shrimps increases; for individuals larger than 24cm the trends reverse (Ref. 33614). Lives and feeds on or near the bottom (Ref. 3034, Ref. 33614). Avoids salt water (Ref. 31439).

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 Bagrus bajad may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Hickley, P. and R.G. Bailey, 1987
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.02 0.19 Troph of juv./adults from 10 studies.
From individual food items 3.39 0.59 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Worthington, E.B., 1929
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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