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Ecology Summary - Benthoecetes tanneri
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Ecology of Benthoecetes tanneri
 
Main Ref. Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley, 1997
Remarks Deep-water species. Found in slope (Ref. 104152). Known from benthic muddy bottoms (Ref. 83922). Mainly feeds on the pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes. Secondary prey include benthopelagic and bathypelagic fishes and shrimp-like decapods (Ref. 107053).

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 Benthoecetes tanneri may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Vargas, R. and I.S. Wehrtmann, 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. Papiol, V. and M.E. Hendrickx, 2016
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Papiol, V. and M.E. Hendrickx, 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.51 0.48 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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