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Ecology of Zacco platypus
 
Main Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Remarks Common in streams and rivers with rapid water flow, but not deep or stagnant waters. Feeds on zooplankton, small crustaceans, macroscopic algae, small fish and detritus (Ref. 5258). In Japan, adults migrate into lakes or reservoirs to spawn. Spawning can also take place in slow-flowing sandy sections of rivers (Ref. 129476).

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 Zacco platypus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.05 0.43 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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