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Ecology of Amblypharyngodon melettinus
 
Main Ref. Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Remarks Inhabits slow-flowing streams. Prefers still water with a mud substrate in the dry zone (Ref. 6028). Found to filter-feed on phytoplankton depending on the pharyngeal appendages (Ref. 123180).

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 Amblypharyngodon melettinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. De Silva, S.S., U.S. Amarasinghe and N.D.N.S. Wijegoonawardena, 1996
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Amarasinghe, U.S., W.S. Weliange, M. Kakkaeo, M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2008
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 2.06 0.00 2.55 0.00 Troph of adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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