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Ecology of Guentheridia formosa
 
Main Ref. Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998
Remarks Coastal species found on soft bottom (Ref. 9349). Carnivorous (Ref 9349). Gut contents of this fish consisted almost entirely of crushed barnacles and small oysters, suggesting that it prefers foraging on submerged mangrove prop roots and rocks (Ref. 75737).

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 Guentheridia formosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Scot Duncan, R. and W.A. Szelistowski, 1998
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.31 0.47 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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