Ecology of Capoeta banarescui
 
Main Ref. Turan, D., M. Kottelat, F.G. Ekmekçi and H.O. Imamoglu, 2006
Remarks Inhabits swift flowing water, with cobbles and pebbles bottom. In June 2004, temperature was 15-16°C, with dissolved oxugen 8.23 mg i-1, pH 7.19, and conductivity 125 mS. Collected with Alburnoides bipunctatus, Barbus tauricus, and Oxynoemacheilus sp. Feeds mainly on zoo- and phytoplankton, some invertebrate, algae and other aquatic plants (Ref. 57640).

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 Capoeta banarescui may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.47 0.24 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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