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Ecology of Cyclothone microdon
 
Main Ref. Badcock, J., 1984
Remarks Protandrous hermaphroditic; lack of a marked seasonality in sexual cycle implying presence of all sexual categories within the population (Ref. 32188). Oceanic, deepwater or mesopelagic; depths inhabited vary with season, latitude, and developmental stage; limits of vertical distribution in western Atlantic at 400-1800 m (mainly 1100 m); no diel migrations (Ref. 5951)

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 Cyclothone microdon may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks Assumption of no aggregating behavior: protandrous hermaphroditic; lack of a marked seasonality in sexual cycle implying presence of all sexual categories within the population (Ref. 32188). Oceanic, deepwater or mesopelagic; depths inhabited vary with season, latitude, and developmental stage; limits of vertical distribution in western Atlantic at 400-1800 m (mainly 1100 m); no diel migrations (Ref. 5951)
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Badcock, J., 1984
Feeding habit selective plankton feeding
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 3.04 0.13 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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