Ecology Summary - Bathynomus pelor

Ecology Summary - Bathynomus pelor

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Ecology of Bathynomus pelor

Main Ref.	Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling, 1995
Remarks	Inhabits continental slopes (Ref. 7976). Carnivorous scavenger that feeds on occasional fish and cetacean falls (Ref. 116225).

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 Bathynomus pelor may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Thomson, M., 2010
Feeding habit	feeding on dead animals (scavenger)
Feeding habit Ref.	Thomson, M., 2010

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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