Ecology Summary - Plotosus canius
Ecology of Plotosus canius
 
Main Ref. Gomon, J.R., 1984
Remarks Occurs in the inshore waters (Ref. 75154). Feeds on benthic animals and fish (Ref. 3478).

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 Plotosus canius may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref. Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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. Gomon, J.R., 1984
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.83 0.43 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 3.55 0.45 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Usman, B.I., S.M.N. Amin, A. Arshad, M.S. Kamarudin and M.A. Hena, 2018
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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