Ecology of Scaeurgus unicirrhus
 
Main Ref. Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Remarks Littoral. On muddy bottom (Ref. 2082). Inhabits areas with low light levels (Ref. 106818). Associated with coralline bottoms ( Ref. 275). Capable of various color patterns, skin textures and body postures (Ref. 106818). Octopods are carnivores, preying mainly on crustaceans, fish and shelled molluscs (Ref. 96968).

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 Scaeurgus unicirrhus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. Voss, G.L., 1951
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition molluscs, crustaceans, fishes
From individual food items
Ref. Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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