Ecology Summary - Linopherus paucibranchiata

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Ecology of Linopherus paucibranchiata

Main Ref.	Salazar-Vallejo, S.I., 1996
Remarks	Amphinomids in general are carnivores; most are slow-moving carnivores, feeding on sessile sponges, anemones, hydroids and ascidians (Ref. 108044).

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 Linopherus paucibranchiata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba and V. Solis-Weiss, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000

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
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