Ecology Summary - Callinectes toxotes

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Ecology of Callinectes toxotes

Main Ref.	Taylor, M.H., M. Wolff, F. Vadas and C. Yamashiro, 2008
Remarks	Euryhaline species which can tolerate salinity range of 0-55% (Ref. 119328) and occurs in freshwater streams (Ref. 112850). Lives in coastal waters (Ref. 121685), in tidal lagoon in mangrove area (Ref. 102988). Frequently occurrs on or buried in mud or fine sand substrates (Ref. 112850). Mainly predators of sessile or slow moving benthic macroinvertebrates (Ref. 73111).

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 Callinectes toxotes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Paul, R.K.G., 1982
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Paul, R.K.G., 1981
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Paul, R.K.G., 1981

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	3.68	0.29			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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