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Ecology of Varicus roatanensis
 
Main Ref. Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023
Remarks Occurs in rariphotic depth ca. 237 m, found on a silt-covered boulder with small 3-10 cm diameter caves and crevices (Ref. 129296).

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 Varicus roatanensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: silt;
Substrate Ref. Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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