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Ecology Summary - Tasmacetus shepherdi
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Ecology of Tasmacetus shepherdi
 
Main Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Remarks Feeds on several species of fish near the bottom in deep waters (Ref. 1394). May alternate feeding on squids and fishes, depending on time of the day and access to seamount and continental slope areas (Ref. 118697).

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 Tasmacetus shepherdi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.50 0.37 Troph of adults.
From individual food items 4.50 0.57 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Best, P.B., M.J. Smale, J. Glass, K. Herian and S. Von Der Heyden, 2014
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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