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Ecology of Calamus nodosus
 
Main Ref. Smith, C.L., 1997
Remarks Found over hard bottoms (Ref. 26938) and sometimes over predominantly sandy bottoms (Ref. 8889). Associated with wrecks, reefs and rock outcroppings along outer continental shelf. Opportunistic benthic carnivore that preys mainly on mollusks, crabs, polychaetes and sea urchins (Ref. 8889).

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 Calamus nodosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Smith, C.L., 1997
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Horvath, M.L., C.B. Grimes and G.R. Huntsman, 1990

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Horvath, M.L., C.B. Grimes and G.R. Huntsman, 1990
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Horvath, M.L., C.B. Grimes and G.R. Huntsman, 1990
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.61 0.31 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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