Ecology Summary - Trichopodus pectoralis

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Main Ref.	Yap, S.-Y., 1988
Remarks	Found in shallow sluggish or standing-water habitats with a lot of aquatic vegetation. Occurs in flooded forests of the lower Mekong and gradually moves back to rivers and Great Lake as floodwaters recede (Ref. 12693). Feeds mainly on planktonic invertebrates (Ref. 13497). Generally feeds on aquatic plants. Can breathe air directly, as well as absorb oxygen from water through its gills (Ref. 9987). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549, 121504).

Main Ref.

Yap, S.-Y., 1988

Remarks

Found in shallow sluggish or standing-water habitats with a lot of aquatic vegetation. Occurs in flooded forests of the lower Mekong and gradually moves back to rivers and Great Lake as floodwaters recede (Ref. 12693). Feeds mainly on planktonic invertebrates (Ref. 13497). Generally feeds on aquatic plants. Can breathe air directly, as well as absorb oxygen from water through its gills (Ref. 9987). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549, 121504).

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 Trichopodus pectoralis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta, 2004

Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	2.76	0.14			Troph of adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items	2.42	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Talde, C.M., A.C. Mamaril and M.L.D. Palomares, 2004

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