Ecology Summary - Lepidonotus squamatus

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Ecology of Lepidonotus squamatus

Main Ref.	Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter, 1999
Remarks	Found on volcanic mud at a depth of 823.5 m (Ref. 78667). Littoral and sub-littoral, to depths of 2700 meters. Under stones and among undergrowth. Also found in brackish water (Ref. 81539). On exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136).

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 Lepidonotus squamatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	M'Intosh, W.C., 1885
Special habitats	Beds: bivalve;
Special habitats Ref.	Ong Che, R.G. and B. Morton, 1992

Associations

Ref.	M'Intosh, W.C., 1885
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host (A few foraminifera were found parasitic on the scales.)

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.29	0.53			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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