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Ecology of Lobotes surinamensis
 
Main Ref. Tortonese, E., 1990
Remarks A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the surface in the company of floating objects. Occasionally drifts over reefs. The young resemble leaves. Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish.

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 Lobotes surinamensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref. Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen, 2006

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.04 0.47 3.97 0.66 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
From individual food items 4.16 0.78 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Franks, J.S., K.E. VanderKooy and N.M. Garber, 2003
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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