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Ecology of Cyclopsetta querna
 
Main Ref. Hensley, D.A., 1995
Remarks Inhabits soft bottoms, from within the vicinity of mangrove areas up to a depth of 29 m. Feeds on large benthic invertebrates and small fishes.

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 Cyclopsetta querna may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Hensley, D.A., 1995
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Hensley, D.A., 1995
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.47 0.77 4.26 0.66 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 3.97 0.60 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Amezcua, F., A. Portillo and F. Amezcua-Linares, 2011
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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