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Ecology of Thorichthys meeki
 
Main Ref. Conkel, D., 1993
Verspreiding
Marine - Neritic
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
 Marine - Oceanic
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
 Brackishwater
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
 Freshwater
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Thorichthys meeki may be found.
Remarks Prefers lower and middle sections of rivers in slow moving waters (Ref. 7335). Lives in mud- and sand-bottomed canals and rocky ponds (Ref. 5723). Omnivorous, but feeds mainly on algae. Showed quantitative diel, ontogenetic and seasonal diet changes (Ref. 78170).

Substrate

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type ref Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister and J.R. Stauffer, 1980
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit ref Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister and J.R. Stauffer, 1980
Trophic level(s)
Original sample Unfished population Opmerking
Estimation method Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
Ref.
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
(b.v. 346)
(b.v. cnidaria)
Ingebracht door Sta. Iglesia, Drina on 11.08.00
Aangepast door Pablico, Grace Tolentino on 07.31.08
Nagekeken door Sta. Iglesia, Drina on 06.25.01
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