Ecology Summary - Ophiacantha rosea

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Ecology of Ophiacantha rosea

Main Ref.	Census of marine life's education and outreach team, 2008
Remarks	This deposit and suspension feeder is found on stones, rock and mud (Ref. 87801), at depths of 32 to 1700 m on a seamount (Refs. 80485, 87801).

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 Ophiacantha rosea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Special habitats	Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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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